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Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 0.0002 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.0002 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0237 <$2.15 a day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0002 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.0050.010.0150.020.0252007201420222007: 0.008 <$2.15 a day2008: 0.024 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.01 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2021: 0 <$2.15 a day2022: 0 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.0002 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 0.0237 <$2.15 a day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2007 0.0078 <$2.15 a day —
2008 0.0237 <$2.15 a day +202.6%
2009 0.0116 <$2.15 a day -51.2%
2010 0.0103 <$2.15 a day -10.7%
2011 0.0118 <$2.15 a day +13.9%
2012 0.0085 <$2.15 a day -27.6%
2014 0.0052 <$2.15 a day -38.8%
2015 0.0085 <$2.15 a day +63.5%
2016 0.0055 <$2.15 a day -35.7%
2017 0.0071 <$2.15 a day +30.0%
2018 0.0057 <$2.15 a day -19.4%
2019 0.0048 <$2.15 a day -17.2%
2021 0.0003 <$2.15 a day -94.6%
2022 0.0002 <$2.15 a day -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0144 <$2.15 a day 0.0078 <$2.15 a day 0.0237 <$2.15 a day 3
2010s 0.0075 <$2.15 a day 0.0048 <$2.15 a day 0.0118 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0002 <$2.15 a day 0.0002 <$2.15 a day 0.0003 <$2.15 a day 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 30 Costa Rica 0.0029 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 31 Panama 0.0019 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0003 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 34 Paraguay 0.0001 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador was 0.0002 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0237 <$2.15 a day in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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