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

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

Latest (2022)
19.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 39 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2021
All-time low
15.0%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

051015202007201420222007: 17.82008: 16.72009: 152010: 16.42011: 15.42012: 19.62014: 17.62015: 19.82016: 19.92017: 19.62018: 19.12019: 19.82021: 202022: 19.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador peaked at 20.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2009.

El Salvador ranks 7th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 17.8%
2008 16.7% -6.2%
2009 15.0% -10.1%
2010 16.4% +9.7%
2011 15.4% -6.3%
2012 19.6% +27.4%
2014 17.6% -10.1%
2015 19.8% +11.9%
2016 19.9% +1.0%
2017 19.6% -1.5%
2018 19.1% -2.9%
2019 19.8% +3.9%
2021 20.0% +0.7%
2022 19.9% -0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.5% 15.0% 17.8% 3
2010s 18.6% 15.4% 19.9% 9
2020s 19.9% 19.9% 20.0% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 4 Chile 20.0% compare
  2. 5 Mexico 19.9% compare
  3. 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.9% compare
  4. 8 Belarus 19.8% compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 19.8% compare
  6. 10 Mongolia 19.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador was 19.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2009.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
El Salvador ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population