Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
13.3%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2019
All-time low
8.7%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0510152007201420222007: 9.62008: 13.62009: 9.92010: 8.92011: 11.12012: 8.72014: 12.42015: 9.52016: 10.62017: 13.42018: 12.82019: 16.22021: 12.32022: 13.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador stood at 13.3%.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 9.6%
2008 13.6% +41.5%
2009 9.9% -27.6%
2010 8.9% -10.0%
2011 11.1% +24.7%
2012 8.7% -21.4%
2014 12.4% +42.0%
2015 9.5% -23.3%
2016 10.6% +12.0%
2017 13.4% +26.4%
2018 12.8% -4.7%
2019 16.2% +26.6%
2021 12.3% -24.2%
2022 13.3% +7.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 13.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.3%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 13.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 9.6% 13.6% 3
2010s 11.5% 8.7% 16.2% 9
2020s 12.8% 12.3% 13.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 5 Dominican Republic 14.7% compare
  2. 6 Thailand 14.1% compare
  3. 7 Paraguay 13.7% compare
  4. 9 Republic of Moldova 13.0% compare
  5. 10 Türkiye 12.4% compare
  6. 11 Belarus 12.4% compare

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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 13.3% 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 16.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
El Salvador ranks 8th out of 30 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 52.2%. 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population