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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 19.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
19.8%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
33.4%
in 2012
All-time low
17.8%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

01020302007201420222007: 28.72008: 30.62009: 31.72010: 32.32011: 30.22012: 33.42014: 30.52015: 32.32016: 32.12017: 30.32018: 30.62019: 31.22021: 17.82022: 19.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 19.8% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in El Salvador peaked at 33.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 34th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.3% 28.7% 31.7% 3
2010s 31.4% 30.2% 33.4% 9
2020s 18.8% 17.8% 19.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 31 Honduras 27.6% compare
  2. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
  3. 33 Peru 23.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in El Salvador was 19.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group