Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 16.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.7%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
21st
of 24 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2010
All-time low
16.7%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 17.82009: 24.32010: 25.12011: 20.32012: 21.12014: 17.42021: 192022: 16.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 16.7% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador peaked at 25.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.8%
2009 24.3% +36.6%
2010 25.1% +3.3%
2011 20.3% -19.2%
2012 21.1% +3.9%
2014 17.4% -17.6%
2021 19.0% +9.3%
2022 16.7% -12.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 74% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 16.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.2%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 17.8% 24.3% 2
2010s 20.9% 17.4% 25.1% 4
2020s 17.8% 16.7% 19.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador was 16.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population