Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0354 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0354
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0883
in 2008
All-time low
0.0318
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.020.040.060.082007201420222007: 0.0642008: 0.0882009: 0.0682010: 0.0572011: 0.0762012: 0.0742014: 0.0592015: 0.0612016: 0.0662017: 0.0722018: 0.0632019: 0.0582021: 0.0322022: 0.035

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.0354 for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2022.

The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador peaked at 0.0883 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0318, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0639
2008 0.0883 +38.3%
2009 0.0678 -23.2%
2010 0.0572 -15.7%
2011 0.0761 +33.2%
2012 0.0743 -2.4%
2014 0.0591 -20.4%
2015 0.0615 +3.9%
2016 0.0663 +7.8%
2017 0.0718 +8.4%
2018 0.0627 -12.7%
2019 0.0575 -8.3%
2021 0.0318 -44.6%
2022 0.0354 +11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0733 0.0639 0.0883 3
2010s 0.0652 0.0572 0.0761 9
2020s 0.0336 0.0318 0.0354 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0545 compare
  2. 29 South Africa 0.0521 compare
  3. 30 Ecuador 0.051 compare
  4. 32 Paraguay 0.0337 compare
  5. 33 Colombia 0.0304 compare
  6. 34 Honduras 0.0298 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador was 0.0354 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0883 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)