Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers was 16.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2008
All-time low
16.9%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0102030402007201420222007: 32.22008: 36.32009: 34.32010: 31.42011: 33.82012: 27.62014: 30.32015: 31.62016: 31.12017: 34.62018: 35.72019: 29.72021: 17.22022: 16.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers in El Salvador stood at 16.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 36.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 26th of 36 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.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 32.2%
2008 36.3% +12.8%
2009 34.3% -5.5%
2010 31.4% -8.6%
2011 33.8% +7.9%
2012 27.6% -18.3%
2014 30.3% +9.8%
2015 31.6% +4.2%
2016 31.1% -1.6%
2017 34.6% +11.2%
2018 35.7% +3.3%
2019 29.7% -16.8%
2021 17.2% -42.2%
2022 16.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.3% 32.2% 36.3% 3
2010s 31.8% 27.6% 35.7% 9
2020s 17.0% 16.9% 17.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Mexico 17.6% compare
  2. 24 Uruguay 17.3% compare
  3. 25 Chile 17.0% compare
  4. 27 Türkiye 16.5% compare
  5. 28 Brazil 16.0% compare
  6. 29 Paraguay 15.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers in El Salvador was 16.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group