Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador
El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 15.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 15.2% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 15.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.0% | — |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +22.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.1%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 1 Dominican Republic 16.5% compare
- 2 Georgia 15.6% compare
- 4 Uruguay 14.3% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 14.1% compare
- 6 Thailand 13.8% compare
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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador was 15.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population