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
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 - 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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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)