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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 20.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 39 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2016
All-time low
14.5%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

051015202007201420222007: 14.52008: 16.72009: 15.92010: 17.22011: 172012: 19.92014: 18.22015: 202016: 20.12017: 19.82018: 202019: 19.92021: 20.12022: 20

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 20.0% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador peaked at 20.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 14.5%
2008 16.7% +15.0%
2009 15.9% -4.8%
2010 17.2% +8.5%
2011 17.0% -1.4%
2012 19.9% +17.5%
2014 18.2% -8.8%
2015 20.0% +9.8%
2016 20.1% +0.7%
2017 19.8% -1.6%
2018 20.0% +1.3%
2019 19.9% -0.6%
2021 20.1% +0.8%
2022 20.0% -0.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.0% 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 15.7% 14.5% 16.7% 3
2010s 19.1% 17.0% 20.1% 9
2020s 20.0% 20.0% 20.1% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 2 Viet Nam 20.3% compare
  2. 3 Malawi 20.2% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 20.1% compare
  4. 6 Chile 19.9% compare
  5. 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.9% compare
  6. 8 Türkiye 19.8% 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 20.0% 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 20.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
El Salvador ranks 5th 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 0.4%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
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