Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory was 6.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.8%
Change on year
up 55.4%
World rank
23rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2008
All-time low
3.0%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in El Salvador, 2007–2022

024682007201420222007: 3.72008: 7.32009: 3.22010: 3.32011: 4.72012: 3.82014: 3.52015: 6.52016: 4.12017: 32018: 5.12019: 62021: 4.42022: 6.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador is 6.8%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.4% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador peaked at 7.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 23rd of 37 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.

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 3.7%
2008 7.3% +101.0%
2009 3.2% -56.2%
2010 3.3% +3.3%
2011 4.7% +40.3%
2012 3.8% -19.4%
2014 3.5% -8.1%
2015 6.5% +88.9%
2016 4.1% -37.6%
2017 3.0% -26.1%
2018 5.1% +68.2%
2019 6.0% +17.9%
2021 4.4% -26.8%
2022 6.8% +55.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 3.2% 7.3% 3
2010s 4.4% 3.0% 6.5% 9
2020s 5.6% 4.4% 6.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 20 Costa Rica 7.7% compare
  2. 21 Brazil 6.9% compare
  3. 22 Sri Lanka 6.8% compare
  4. 24 Vietnam 6.4% compare
  5. 25 Mexico 6.2% compare
  6. 26 Pakistan 5.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador was 6.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population