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

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.1474 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1474 poorest
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.241 poorest
in 2019
All-time low
0.1242 poorest
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

00.050.10.150.20.252007201420222007: 0.185 poorest2008: 0.21 poorest2009: 0.196 poorest2010: 0.175 poorest2011: 0.187 poorest2012: 0.185 poorest2014: 0.197 poorest2015: 0.215 poorest2016: 0.216 poorest2017: 0.238 poorest2018: 0.226 poorest2019: 0.241 poorest2021: 0.124 poorest2022: 0.147 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.1474 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.241 poorest in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1242 poorest, 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 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 0.1853 poorest
2008 0.2103 poorest +13.5%
2009 0.1959 poorest -6.9%
2010 0.1748 poorest -10.7%
2011 0.1866 poorest +6.7%
2012 0.1854 poorest -0.6%
2014 0.197 poorest +6.2%
2015 0.215 poorest +9.2%
2016 0.2157 poorest +0.3%
2017 0.2384 poorest +10.5%
2018 0.226 poorest -5.2%
2019 0.241 poorest +6.6%
2021 0.1242 poorest -48.5%
2022 0.1474 poorest +18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1972 poorest 0.1853 poorest 0.2103 poorest 3
2010s 0.2089 poorest 0.1748 poorest 0.241 poorest 9
2020s 0.1358 poorest 0.1242 poorest 0.1474 poorest 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Türkiye 0.1579 poorest compare
  2. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1512 poorest compare
  3. 30 Panama 0.1507 poorest compare
  4. 32 Brazil 0.1381 poorest compare
  5. 33 Honduras 0.1253 poorest compare
  6. 34 Burkina Faso 0.1192 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador was 0.1474 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.241 poorest in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1242 poorest in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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