Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private was 19.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2022
All-time low
14.1%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 16.92008: 14.12009: 15.92010: 15.62011: 162012: 17.72014: 17.22015: 16.42016: 17.32017: 18.52018: 18.72019: 18.52021: 19.82022: 19.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 19.9% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in El Salvador peaked at 19.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2008.

El Salvador ranks 16th 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 16.9%
2008 14.1% -16.7%
2009 15.9% +12.4%
2010 15.6% -1.4%
2011 16.0% +2.4%
2012 17.7% +10.8%
2014 17.2% -2.9%
2015 16.4% -4.5%
2016 17.3% +5.0%
2017 18.5% +7.2%
2018 18.7% +1.0%
2019 18.5% -1.1%
2021 19.8% +7.4%
2022 19.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.6% 14.1% 16.9% 3
2010s 17.3% 15.6% 18.7% 9
2020s 19.9% 19.8% 19.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.4% compare
  2. 14 Côte d'Ivoire 20.4% compare
  3. 15 Belarus 20.2% compare
  4. 17 Serbia 19.6% compare
  5. 18 Malawi 19.5% compare
  6. 19 Honduras 18.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in El Salvador was 19.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 361 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population