Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.1229 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1229
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
18th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.2298
in 2016
All-time low
0.1036
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.050.10.150.20.252007201420222007: 0.1982008: 0.2212009: 0.22010: 0.192011: 0.2012012: 0.2122014: 0.2012015: 0.222016: 0.232017: 0.2252018: 0.2182019: 0.2012021: 0.1042022: 0.123

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador is 0.1229, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.2298 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1036, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 18th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1985
2008 0.2212 +11.4%
2009 0.2002 -9.5%
2010 0.1897 -5.2%
2011 0.2009 +5.9%
2012 0.2119 +5.5%
2014 0.201 -5.1%
2015 0.2205 +9.7%
2016 0.2298 +4.2%
2017 0.225 -2.1%
2018 0.2179 -3.1%
2019 0.2012 -7.6%
2021 0.1036 -48.5%
2022 0.1229 +18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2066 0.1985 0.2212 3
2010s 0.2109 0.1897 0.2298 9
2020s 0.1132 0.1036 0.1229 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 15 Türkiye 0.1751 compare
  2. 16 Dominican Republic 0.1705 compare
  3. 17 Honduras 0.1277 compare
  4. 19 Burkina Faso 0.1206 compare
  5. 20 Colombia 0.11 compare
  6. 21 Chile 0.1008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador was 0.1229 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2298 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1036 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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