Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 17.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 2022
All-time low
4.6%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022

51015202007201420222007: 4.6 preT2008: 5.8 preT2009: 6.2 preT2010: 8.9 preT2011: 8.2 preT2012: 17.4 preT2014: 8 preT2015: 17.1 preT2016: 17.1 preT2017: 15.7 preT2018: 14 preT2019: 16 preT2021: 17.3 preT2022: 17.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 17.7% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in El Salvador peaked at 17.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2007.

El Salvador ranks 4th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 4.6%
2008 5.8% +26.3%
2009 6.2% +7.0%
2010 8.9% +42.1%
2011 8.2% -7.8%
2012 17.4% +111.9%
2014 8.0% -54.0%
2015 17.1% +114.3%
2016 17.1% +0.1%
2017 15.7% -8.4%
2018 14.0% -10.8%
2019 16.0% +14.3%
2021 17.3% +8.3%
2022 17.7% +2.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 17.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 17.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.6%, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.6% 4.6% 6.2% 3
2010s 13.6% 8.0% 17.4% 9
2020s 17.5% 17.3% 17.7% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Viet Nam 19.5% compare
  2. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 19.2% compare
  3. 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.6% compare
  4. 5 Thailand 16.0% compare
  5. 6 Mongolia 15.4% compare
  6. 7 Romania 13.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in El Salvador was 17.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
El Salvador ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
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