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

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 0.0295 poorest in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0295 poorest
Change on year
up 38.7%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.0592 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.0213 poorest
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

00.020.040.062007201420222007: 0.035 poorest2008: 0.059 poorest2009: 0.039 poorest2010: 0.037 poorest2011: 0.053 poorest2012: 0.049 poorest2014: 0.038 poorest2015: 0.042 poorest2016: 0.035 poorest2017: 0.047 poorest2018: 0.043 poorest2019: 0.043 poorest2021: 0.021 poorest2022: 0.03 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador is 0.0295 poorest, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 38.7% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.0592 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0213 poorest, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 30th out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0447 poorest 0.0354 poorest 0.0592 poorest 3
2010s 0.043 poorest 0.0355 poorest 0.0532 poorest 9
2020s 0.0254 poorest 0.0213 poorest 0.0295 poorest 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 27 Panama 0.0413 poorest compare
  2. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.035 poorest compare
  3. 29 Ecuador 0.031 poorest compare
  4. 31 Colombia 0.02 poorest compare
  5. 32 Paraguay 0.0159 poorest compare
  6. 33 Honduras 0.0085 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for El Salvador

All data for El Salvador β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador was 0.0295 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0592 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 poorest in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)