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

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.149 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.149 poorest
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
25th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.515 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.149 poorest
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: 0.515 poorest2009: 0.482 poorest2010: 0.45 poorest2011: 0.346 poorest2012: 0.363 poorest2014: 0.363 poorest2021: 0.174 poorest2022: 0.149 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 0.149 poorest. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.515 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.149 poorest, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 25th of 26 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) in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.515 poorest
2009 0.4825 poorest -6.3%
2010 0.45 poorest -6.7%
2011 0.3465 poorest -23.0%
2012 0.3626 poorest +4.7%
2014 0.3625 poorest -0.0%
2021 0.1742 poorest -52.0%
2022 0.149 poorest -14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4987 poorest 0.4825 poorest 0.515 poorest 2
2010s 0.3804 poorest 0.3465 poorest 0.45 poorest 4
2020s 0.1616 poorest 0.149 poorest 0.1742 poorest 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 Viet Nam 0.2511 poorest compare
  2. 23 Indonesia 0.2459 poorest compare
  3. 24 Colombia 0.2351 poorest compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 0.0418 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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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 0.149 poorest 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 0.515 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.149 poorest in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 26 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 58.9%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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