Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.1431 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1431
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
22nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.4531
in 2008
All-time low
0.1431
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2008–2022

0.10.20.30.40.52008201520222008: 0.4532009: 0.3762010: 0.3112011: 0.3172012: 0.2492014: 0.2532021: 0.1522022: 0.143

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.1431 for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.4531 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1431, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4531
2009 0.3764 -16.9%
2010 0.3106 -17.5%
2011 0.3169 +2.0%
2012 0.2488 -21.5%
2014 0.2535 +1.9%
2021 0.1516 -40.2%
2022 0.1431 -5.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1431 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4545, 31% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1431 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1664, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4148 0.3764 0.4531 2
2010s 0.2824 0.2488 0.3169 4
2020s 0.1474 0.1431 0.1516 2

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  3. 21 Peru 0.1897 compare
  4. 23 Colombia 0.1243 compare
  5. 24 Uruguay 0.0655 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador was 0.1431 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4531 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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