Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory was 1.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.9%
Change on year
up 66.4%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in El Salvador, 2007–2022

00.511.522007201420222007: 0.9642008: 22009: 0.8192010: 0.8282011: 12012: 0.8492014: 0.7072015: 1.62016: 0.8052017: 0.7012018: 1.12019: 1.22021: 1.12022: 1.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador stood at 1.9%.

That represents a change of up 66.4% on the previous year and up 124.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador peaked at 2.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.0%
2008 2.0% +103.4%
2009 0.8% -58.2%
2010 0.8% +1.1%
2011 1.0% +26.8%
2012 0.8% -19.1%
2014 0.7% -16.8%
2015 1.6% +123.4%
2016 0.8% -49.0%
2017 0.7% -12.8%
2018 1.1% +63.9%
2019 1.2% +0.8%
2021 1.1% -1.2%
2022 1.9% +66.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 0.8% 2.0% 3
2010s 1.0% 0.7% 1.6% 9
2020s 1.5% 1.1% 1.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  2. 19 Viet Nam 2.5% compare
  3. 20 Pakistan 2.0% compare
  4. 22 Costa Rica 1.7% compare
  5. 23 Brazil 1.7% compare
  6. 24 Peru 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in El Salvador was 1.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 124.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population