Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social was 40.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 40.6% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador peaked at 78.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 37 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 74.3% | — |
| 2008 | 68.6% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | -1.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 40.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 40.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.1%, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -43.4% | 73.1% | 41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.2% | 68.6% | 74.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 69.6% | 78.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 40.6% | 41.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador?
- Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador was 40.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population