[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador
El Salvador: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance was 88.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 88.0% for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador peaked at 89.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.0% | — |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +64.8% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +66.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 29.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 53.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador was 88.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance?
- El Salvador ranks 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2022.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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