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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 18.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 37 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2015
All-time low
12.2%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

051015202007201420222007: 12.22008: 13.62009: 13.42010: 14.42011: 14.12012: 19.12014: 13.92015: 19.32016: 19.22017: 18.62018: 18.32019: 18.82021: 18.62022: 18.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in El Salvador is 18.7%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in El Salvador peaked at 19.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 4th out of 37 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 12.2%
2008 13.6% +11.7%
2009 13.4% -2.1%
2010 14.4% +7.8%
2011 14.1% -1.8%
2012 19.1% +35.3%
2014 13.9% -27.2%
2015 19.3% +38.3%
2016 19.2% -0.5%
2017 18.6% -2.7%
2018 18.3% -1.7%
2019 18.8% +2.3%
2021 18.6% -0.8%
2022 18.7% +0.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 18.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 18.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +38.3% 13.9% 19.3%
2012 +35.3% 14.1% 19.1%
2014 -27.2% 19.1% 13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.1% 12.2% 13.6% 3
2010s 17.3% 13.9% 19.3% 9
2020s 18.7% 18.6% 18.7% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Viet Nam 20.3% compare
  2. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.2% compare
  3. 3 Peru 18.9% compare
  4. 5 Georgia 18.0% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 18.0% compare
  6. 7 Thailand 17.7% 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 18.7% 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 19.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
El Salvador ranks 4th out of 37 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 down 2.0%. 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 365 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