Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3377 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.3377
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4612
in 2010
All-time low
0.2213
in 2011
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2008–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52008201520222008: 0.3792009: 0.3162010: 0.4612011: 0.2212012: 0.3542014: 0.4112021: 0.3182022: 0.338

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador is 0.3377, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador peaked at 0.4612 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2213, in 2011.

That places El Salvador 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.379
2009 0.3159 -16.7%
2010 0.4612 +46.0%
2011 0.2213 -52.0%
2012 0.3539 +59.9%
2014 0.4108 +16.1%
2021 0.3185 -22.5%
2022 0.3377 +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3474 0.3159 0.379 2
2010s 0.3618 0.2213 0.4612 4
2020s 0.3281 0.3185 0.3377 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador was 0.3377 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4612 in 2010.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2213 in 2011.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)