Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 0.0002 <$2.15 a day in 2022. β—† Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.0002 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.0237 <$2.15 a day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0002 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.0050.010.0150.020.0252007201420222007: 0.008 <$2.15 a day2008: 0.024 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.01 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.005 <$2.15 a day2021: 0 <$2.15 a day2022: 0 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador stood at 0.0002 <$2.15 a day. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 0.0237 <$2.15 a day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0144 <$2.15 a day 0.0078 <$2.15 a day 0.0237 <$2.15 a day 3
2010s 0.0075 <$2.15 a day 0.0048 <$2.15 a day 0.0118 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0002 <$2.15 a day 0.0002 <$2.15 a day 0.0003 <$2.15 a day 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 Mexico 0.0029 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 30 Panama 0.0016 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 31 Bolivia 0.0003 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 33 Paraguay 0.0001 <$2.15 a day 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 -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador was 0.0002 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0237 <$2.15 a day in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)