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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions was 12.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
up 25.4%
World rank
7th
of 25 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2022
All-time low
2.3%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2012–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions in El Salvador, 2012–2022

246810122012201720222012: 4.92015: 3.22016: 2.32017: 2.92018: 4.92019: 5.62021: 9.52022: 12

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 12.0% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and up 144.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions in El Salvador peaked at 12.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions in El Salvador, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 4.9%
2015 3.2% -34.4%
2016 2.3% -29.4%
2017 2.9% +28.8%
2018 4.9% +67.6%
2019 5.6% +14.9%
2021 9.5% +69.3%
2022 12.0% +25.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.0% 2.3% 5.6% 6
2020s 10.8% 9.5% 12.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions in El Salvador was 12.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions?
El Salvador ranks 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - social pensions rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 144.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population