Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 21.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.0%
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
2nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2022
All-time low
12.7%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 162008: 18.62009: 162010: 17.72011: 12.72012: 15.22014: 17.72015: 16.22016: 14.32017: 15.92018: 17.12019: 17.22021: 16.42022: 21

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador is 21.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 21.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2011.

That places El Salvador 2nd out of 30 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 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 16.0%
2008 18.6% +16.3%
2009 16.0% -13.7%
2010 17.7% +10.4%
2011 12.7% -28.5%
2012 15.2% +20.4%
2014 17.7% +15.8%
2015 16.2% -8.3%
2016 14.3% -11.9%
2017 15.9% +11.4%
2018 17.1% +7.3%
2019 17.2% +0.9%
2021 16.4% -4.7%
2022 21.0% +28.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 21.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.9%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.9% 16.0% 18.6% 3
2010s 16.0% 12.7% 17.7% 9
2020s 18.7% 16.4% 21.0% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Chile 22.2% compare
  2. 3 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
  3. 4 Brazil 18.3% compare
  4. 5 Dominican Republic 18.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador was 21.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2011.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population