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

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 14.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.9%
Change on year
up 22.4%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2022
All-time low
8.5%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0510152007201420222007: 102008: 12.42009: 9.42010: 9.92011: 8.92012: 8.52014: 10.42015: 9.92016: 8.82017: 11.32018: 10.42019: 14.22021: 12.22022: 14.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador is 14.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 14.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 10.0%
2008 12.4% +23.9%
2009 9.4% -24.1%
2010 9.9% +5.4%
2011 8.9% -10.5%
2012 8.5% -4.0%
2014 10.4% +22.0%
2015 9.9% -4.9%
2016 8.8% -11.7%
2017 11.3% +28.7%
2018 10.4% -7.8%
2019 14.2% +36.7%
2021 12.2% -14.3%
2022 14.9% +22.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 14.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.1%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 14.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.6% 9.4% 12.4% 3
2010s 10.3% 8.5% 14.2% 9
2020s 13.5% 12.2% 14.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Dominican Republic 16.1% compare
  2. 2 Uruguay 15.1% compare
  3. 3 Chile 14.9% compare
  4. 5 Costa Rica 14.5% compare
  5. 6 Thailand 14.0% compare
  6. 7 Georgia 13.4% 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 14.9% 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 14.9% 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 4th 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 74.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population