[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

Latest (2022)
88.0%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
1st
of 46 countries
All-time high
89.0%
in 2012
All-time low
29.0%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

204060802007201420222007: 29 %2008: 32 %2009: 42 %2010: 58 %2011: 54 %2012: 89 %2014: 53 %2015: 88 %2016: 88 %2017: 83 %2018: 81 %2019: 84 %2021: 85 %2022: 88 %

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

Annual values for [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Viet Nam 88.0% compare
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  3. 4 Mongolia 87.0% compare

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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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Indicator
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
46 places, 462 data points, 2002–2024
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