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

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.1743 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1743
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
24th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.4612
in 2010
All-time low
0.1743
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

00.10.20.30.40.52008201520222008: 0.3792009: 0.3162010: 0.4612011: 0.2212012: 0.3542014: 0.4112021: 0.1992022: 0.174

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.1743 for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.4612 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1743, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 24th of 25 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.379
2009 0.3159 -16.7%
2010 0.4612 +46.0%
2011 0.2213 -52.0%
2012 0.3539 +59.9%
2014 0.4108 +16.1%
2021 0.1987 -51.6%
2022 0.1743 -12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3474 0.3159 0.379 2
2010s 0.3618 0.2213 0.4612 4
2020s 0.1865 0.1743 0.1987 2

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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 0.1743 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 0.4612 in 2010.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1743 in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 24th out of 25 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 50.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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