Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private was 16.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
21st
of 35 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2019
All-time low
16.5%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 31.82008: 30.82009: 31.72010: 31.12011: 30.62012: 27.32014: 28.52015: 33.12016: 33.82017: 32.42018: 33.82019: 34.72021: 16.82022: 16.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 16.5% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in El Salvador peaked at 34.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 31.8%
2008 30.8% -3.1%
2009 31.7% +2.7%
2010 31.1% -1.9%
2011 30.6% -1.6%
2012 27.3% -10.7%
2014 28.5% +4.6%
2015 33.1% +16.1%
2016 33.8% +2.0%
2017 32.4% -4.0%
2018 33.8% +4.0%
2019 34.7% +2.7%
2021 16.8% -51.5%
2022 16.5% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.4% 30.8% 31.8% 3
2010s 31.7% 27.3% 34.7% 9
2020s 16.6% 16.5% 16.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in El Salvador was 16.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 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