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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International was 24.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 28 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2021
All-time low
17.0%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

05101520252007201420222007: 21.52008: 172009: 19.62010: 20.12011: 21.22012: 22.22014: 20.92015: 20.72016: 21.92017: 22.62018: 22.62019: 23.42021: 24.82022: 24.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador stood at 24.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador peaked at 24.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2008.

El Salvador ranks 17th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 21.5%
2008 17.0% -21.1%
2009 19.6% +15.6%
2010 20.1% +2.4%
2011 21.2% +5.3%
2012 22.2% +5.1%
2014 20.9% -6.2%
2015 20.7% -1.0%
2016 21.9% +6.0%
2017 22.6% +3.0%
2018 22.6% +0.2%
2019 23.4% +3.7%
2021 24.8% +5.8%
2022 24.8% -0.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 24.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.9%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 24.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.4% 17.0% 21.5% 3
2010s 21.7% 20.1% 23.4% 9
2020s 24.8% 24.8% 24.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 14 Burkina Faso 25.5% compare
  2. 15 Armenia 25.1% compare
  3. 16 Poland 24.8% compare
  4. 18 Chile 24.5% compare
  5. 19 Sri Lanka 23.5% compare
  6. 20 Honduras 23.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador was 24.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international?
El Salvador ranks 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 265 data points, 2003–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population