Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 18.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.2%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2015
All-time low
15.9%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 19.92008: 18.32009: 19.22010: 202011: 16.72012: 20.32014: 162015: 20.72016: 16.92017: 17.22018: 15.92019: 19.62021: 19.52022: 18.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 18.2% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 20.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 19.9%
2008 18.3% -7.9%
2009 19.2% +4.7%
2010 20.0% +4.2%
2011 16.7% -16.6%
2012 20.3% +21.6%
2014 16.0% -21.2%
2015 20.7% +29.7%
2016 16.9% -18.5%
2017 17.2% +1.8%
2018 15.9% -7.8%
2019 19.6% +23.4%
2021 19.5% -0.2%
2022 18.2% -6.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 18.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 18.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.1% 18.3% 19.9% 3
2010s 18.1% 15.9% 20.7% 9
2020s 18.9% 18.2% 19.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 3 Sri Lanka 19.2% compare
  2. 4 Costa Rica 19.0% compare
  3. 5 Ecuador 18.9% compare
  4. 7 Colombia 18.0% compare
  5. 8 Viet Nam 17.9% compare
  6. 9 Republic of Moldova 17.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador was 18.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - 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 third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population