Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 20.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.5%
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2012
All-time low
17.9%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in El Salvador, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 28.42008: 30.42009: 31.82010: 32.52011: 30.22012: 34.12014: 30.72015: 32.32016: 31.92017: 30.12018: 312019: 31.92021: 17.92022: 20.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 20.5% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in 2022.

The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in El Salvador peaked at 34.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 34th out of 34 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.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 28.4%
2008 30.4% +7.1%
2009 31.8% +4.5%
2010 32.5% +2.0%
2011 30.2% -6.8%
2012 34.1% +12.9%
2014 30.7% -10.0%
2015 32.3% +5.2%
2016 31.9% -1.3%
2017 30.1% -5.6%
2018 31.0% +2.7%
2019 31.9% +3.0%
2021 17.9% -43.9%
2022 20.5% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.2% 28.4% 31.8% 3
2010s 31.6% 30.1% 34.1% 9
2020s 19.2% 17.9% 20.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 31 Cote d'Ivoire 26.4% compare
  2. 32 Honduras 26.2% compare
  3. 33 Peru 23.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in El Salvador was 20.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 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