Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) was 2.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.38
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.38
in 2022
All-time low
1.31
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.511.522.52007201420222007: 1.52008: 1.42009: 1.32010: 1.82011: 1.52012: 1.62014: 1.52015: 1.92016: 1.72017: 22018: 1.72019: 1.62021: 2.12022: 2.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 2.38 for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador peaked at 2.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2009.

El Salvador ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.5
2008 1.39 -7.6%
2009 1.31 -5.1%
2010 1.78 +35.7%
2011 1.52 -14.6%
2012 1.62 +6.4%
2014 1.48 -8.8%
2015 1.89 +27.7%
2016 1.71 -9.2%
2017 1.98 +15.4%
2018 1.66 -16.0%
2019 1.6 -3.6%
2021 2.13 +32.8%
2022 2.38 +12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.4 1.31 1.5 3
2010s 1.69 1.48 1.98 9
2020s 2.26 2.13 2.38 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Sri Lanka 2.66 compare
  2. 19 Argentina 2.58 compare
  3. 20 Paraguay 2.44 compare
  4. 22 Mongolia 2.24 compare
  5. 23 Armenia 2.15 compare
  6. 24 Dominican Republic 1.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador was 2.38 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 2022.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2009.
How does El Salvador rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - 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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Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)