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

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.162 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.162
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2522
in 2008
All-time low
0.1359
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

00.10.20.32007201420222007: 0.2242008: 0.2522009: 0.2392010: 0.2152011: 0.2262012: 0.232014: 0.2272015: 0.2412016: 0.2462017: 0.2462018: 0.2332019: 0.2362021: 0.1362022: 0.162

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador stood at 0.162.

That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador peaked at 0.2522 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1359, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2242
2008 0.2522 +12.5%
2009 0.2389 -5.3%
2010 0.2147 -10.2%
2011 0.226 +5.3%
2012 0.2298 +1.7%
2014 0.2267 -1.3%
2015 0.2408 +6.2%
2016 0.2455 +2.0%
2017 0.2459 +0.2%
2018 0.2327 -5.4%
2019 0.2361 +1.5%
2021 0.1359 -42.4%
2022 0.162 +19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2384 0.2242 0.2522 3
2010s 0.2331 0.2147 0.2459 9
2020s 0.1489 0.1359 0.162 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Honduras 0.1793 compare
  2. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1689 compare
  3. 30 Kazakhstan 0.1681 compare
  4. 32 Türkiye 0.1579 compare
  5. 33 Brazil 0.1487 compare
  6. 34 Burkina Faso 0.1268 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 0.162 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 0.2522 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1359 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 36 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 29.5%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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