Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 19.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2016
All-time low
12.2%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 13.42008: 12.22009: 14.12010: 15.52011: 14.52012: 19.52014: 16.72015: 19.92016: 20.12017: 19.82018: 19.22019: 19.82021: 19.92022: 19.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 19.9% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador peaked at 20.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2008.

That places El Salvador 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 13.4%
2008 12.2% -8.5%
2009 14.1% +15.6%
2010 15.5% +9.5%
2011 14.5% -6.5%
2012 19.5% +34.7%
2014 16.7% -14.1%
2015 19.9% +18.9%
2016 20.1% +0.8%
2017 19.8% -1.5%
2018 19.2% -3.0%
2019 19.8% +3.4%
2021 19.9% +0.3%
2022 19.9% +0.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.2% 12.2% 14.1% 3
2010s 18.3% 14.5% 20.1% 9
2020s 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 27.3% compare
  2. 2 Viet Nam 20.3% compare
  3. 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.0% compare
  4. 5 Chile 19.5% compare
  5. 6 Georgia 19.3% compare
  6. 7 Mongolia 19.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador was 19.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
El Salvador ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population