Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 30.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador stood at 30.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 355.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador peaked at 30.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 11th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.3% | — |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +146.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +332.6% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +28.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 30.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 30.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 23.4% | 30.2% | 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 coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador?
- Coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador was 30.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)