Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 20.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.7%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 2009
All-time low
15.1%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 21.72008: 21.12009: 26.42010: 20.92011: 252012: 18.82014: 22.92015: 18.82016: 252017: 20.22018: 18.92019: 15.12021: 21.42022: 20.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 20.7% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 26.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2019.

El Salvador ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 21.7%
2008 21.1% -2.9%
2009 26.4% +24.8%
2010 20.9% -20.8%
2011 25.0% +19.5%
2012 18.8% -24.8%
2014 22.9% +22.2%
2015 18.8% -17.8%
2016 25.0% +32.8%
2017 20.2% -19.2%
2018 18.9% -6.6%
2019 15.1% -19.9%
2021 21.4% +41.3%
2022 20.7% -3.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.4%, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.1% 21.1% 26.4% 3
2010s 20.6% 15.1% 25.0% 9
2020s 21.1% 20.7% 21.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 16 Panama 21.3% compare
  2. 17 Uruguay 21.3% compare
  3. 18 Kazakhstan 21.1% compare
  4. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.6% compare
  5. 21 Georgia 20.5% compare
  6. 22 Sri Lanka 20.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador was 20.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th 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 fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population