Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.7%
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2021
All-time low
12.1%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 15.72008: 17.42009: 14.52010: 13.12011: 152012: 14.62014: 142015: 12.12016: 16.32017: 12.22018: 16.12019: 14.72021: 19.22022: 16.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador is 16.7%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador peaked at 19.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2015.

That places El Salvador 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 15.7%
2008 17.4% +11.0%
2009 14.5% -16.8%
2010 13.1% -9.7%
2011 15.0% +15.2%
2012 14.6% -2.8%
2014 14.0% -3.9%
2015 12.1% -14.0%
2016 16.3% +34.9%
2017 12.2% -25.4%
2018 16.1% +32.4%
2019 14.7% -8.4%
2021 19.2% +30.4%
2022 16.7% -12.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 16.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.8% 14.5% 17.4% 3
2010s 14.2% 12.1% 16.3% 9
2020s 18.0% 16.7% 19.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 24 Costa Rica 17.7% compare
  2. 25 Mexico 17.0% compare
  3. 26 Dominican Republic 16.8% compare
  4. 28 Honduras 16.1% compare
  5. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.9% compare
  6. 30 Colombia 15.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador was 16.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social insurance rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population