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

Latest (2022)
24.5%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
36.5%
in 2018
All-time low
24.5%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0102030402007201420222007: 31.32008: 29.92009: 31.12010: 32.92011: 32.12012: 33.52014: 31.32015: 33.12016: 33.12017: 34.62018: 36.52019: 30.32021: 26.82022: 24.5

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Honduras 27.8% compare
  2. 29 Dominican Republic 26.7% compare
  3. 30 Costa Rica 25.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population