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

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 17.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.3%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2022
All-time low
10.8%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0510152007201420222007: 14.32008: 15.92009: 13.92010: 12.32011: 11.62012: 10.82014: 13.72015: 13.32016: 13.32017: 14.52018: 11.32019: 172021: 15.42022: 17.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 17.3% 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 12.7% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 17.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 1st 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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 14.3%
2008 15.9% +10.8%
2009 13.9% -12.4%
2010 12.3% -11.2%
2011 11.6% -5.8%
2012 10.8% -7.0%
2014 13.7% +26.8%
2015 13.3% -3.3%
2016 13.3% +0.0%
2017 14.5% +9.3%
2018 11.3% -22.0%
2019 17.0% +50.6%
2021 15.4% -9.8%
2022 17.3% +12.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 17.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.9%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 17.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.7% 13.9% 15.9% 3
2010s 13.1% 10.8% 17.0% 9
2020s 16.3% 15.4% 17.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 2 Georgia 16.9% compare
  2. 3 Dominican Republic 16.3% compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 15.3% 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 17.3% 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 17.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
El Salvador ranks 1st 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 60.3%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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