Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1228 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1228
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2426
in 2017
All-time low
0.0972
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.050.10.150.20.252007201420222007: 0.152008: 0.1612009: 0.1452010: 0.1242011: 0.1442012: 0.1352014: 0.1712015: 0.1932016: 0.1922017: 0.2432018: 0.2322019: 0.2372021: 0.0972022: 0.123

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador is 0.1228, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador peaked at 0.2426 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0972, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1499
2008 0.1609 +7.3%
2009 0.145 -9.8%
2010 0.1243 -14.3%
2011 0.1438 +15.7%
2012 0.1348 -6.3%
2014 0.171 +26.8%
2015 0.1927 +12.7%
2016 0.192 -0.3%
2017 0.2426 +26.3%
2018 0.2316 -4.5%
2019 0.2374 +2.5%
2021 0.0972 -59.1%
2022 0.1228 +26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1519 0.145 0.1609 3
2010s 0.1856 0.1243 0.2426 9
2020s 0.11 0.0972 0.1228 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 Burkina Faso 0.1406 compare
  2. 30 Bolivia 0.1263 compare
  3. 31 Peru 0.1255 compare
  4. 33 Honduras 0.105 compare
  5. 34 Panama 0.082 compare
  6. 35 Poland 0.0072 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador was 0.1228 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2426 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0972 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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