Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.2366 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2366
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2366
in 2022
All-time low
0.0486
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0.050.10.150.20.252007201420222007: 0.0492008: 0.1382009: 0.1552010: 0.1542011: 0.1742012: 0.0982014: 0.1242015: 0.0752016: 0.0622017: 0.0822018: 0.0972019: 0.1192021: 0.2122022: 0.237

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 0.2366. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.2366 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0486, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0486
2008 0.1385 +184.7%
2009 0.1546 +11.6%
2010 0.1538 -0.5%
2011 0.1737 +13.0%
2012 0.0981 -43.5%
2014 0.1239 +26.2%
2015 0.0746 -39.8%
2016 0.0617 -17.3%
2017 0.0817 +32.4%
2018 0.0965 +18.2%
2019 0.1185 +22.8%
2021 0.2123 +79.1%
2022 0.2366 +11.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.2366 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2366, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.2366 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1933, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +184.7% 0.0486 0.1385

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1139 0.0486 0.1546 3
2010s 0.1092 0.0617 0.1737 9
2020s 0.2245 0.2123 0.2366 2

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  4. 19 Sri Lanka 0.2289 compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 0.2271 compare
  6. 21 Mexico 0.219 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in El Salvador was 0.2366 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2366 in 2022.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0486 in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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