Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 17.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 17.1% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in El Salvador peaked at 17.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.5% | — |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +64.4% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +138.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -65.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +181.5% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 17.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 17.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.7%, 2.0× the median. (15 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +181.5% | 5.8% | 16.2% |
| 2012 | +138.0% | 7.0% | 16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 5.8% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
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 17.1% 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 17.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% 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 2.8%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population