Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0678 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador stood at 0.0678.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador peaked at 0.1185 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0385, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 31 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.
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0486 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0594 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0385 | -35.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0402 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0706 | +75.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0861 | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0503 | -41.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0746 | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0617 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0818 | +32.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1185 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0444 | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0678 | +52.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0678 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1843, 37% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0678 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0487, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0489 | 0.0385 | 0.0594 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0756 | 0.0402 | 0.1185 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0561 | 0.0444 | 0.0678 | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1389 compare
- 21 Costa Rica 0.1168 compare
- 22 Brazil 0.0942 compare
- 24 South Africa 0.0536 compare
- 25 Mexico 0.0488 compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0485 compare
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 benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador was 0.0678 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1185 in 2019.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest)?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Insurance programs (%)