Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador
El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 24.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 24.5% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 36.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 31.3% | — |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -8.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 24.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 73% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 24.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 79% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.9% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.3% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.5% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 28 Honduras 27.8% compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 26.7% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 25.7% compare
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) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador?
- Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador was 24.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. 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