El Salvador - Social safety net programs

Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in El Salvador was 7.39 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.39 in 2014 and a minimum value of 5.88 in 2012.

Definition: Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 6.01
2009 5.98
2010 6.14
2011 6.68
2012 5.88
2014 7.39

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in El Salvador was 28.20 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.43 in 2008 and a minimum value of 28.20 in 2014.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 49.43
2009 45.91
2010 42.70
2011 30.48
2012 35.36
2014 28.20

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in El Salvador was 83.67 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.29 in 2015 and a minimum value of 29.18 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 29.18
2008 32.15
2009 42.48
2010 57.53
2011 53.98
2012 56.18
2014 53.14
2015 88.29
2016 88.29
2017 82.71
2018 80.62
2019 83.67

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in El Salvador was 90.48 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.80 in 2015 and a minimum value of 52.13 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 52.13
2008 54.64
2009 67.10
2010 77.77
2011 74.90
2012 76.89
2014 71.43
2015 93.80
2016 93.15
2017 91.62
2018 91.45
2019 90.48

Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in El Salvador was 89.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.69 in 2015 and a minimum value of 40.29 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 40.29
2008 41.99
2009 55.87
2010 72.42
2011 68.37
2012 70.88
2014 68.84
2015 92.69
2016 92.66
2017 88.94
2018 87.64
2019 89.70

Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in El Salvador was 87.69 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.33 in 2016 and a minimum value of 27.96 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 27.96
2008 31.64
2009 44.70
2010 63.63
2011 60.09
2012 61.41
2014 57.68
2015 90.80
2016 91.33
2017 85.68
2018 86.36
2019 87.69

Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in El Salvador was 83.69 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.92 in 2016 and a minimum value of 18.67 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 18.67
2008 23.33
2009 32.05
2010 48.66
2011 44.68
2012 47.48
2014 47.55
2015 88.85
2016 88.92
2017 82.53
2018 81.53
2019 83.69

Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in El Salvador was 66.83 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.36 in 2016 and a minimum value of 6.88 in 2007.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2007 6.88
2008 9.16
2009 12.68
2010 25.19
2011 21.89
2012 24.25
2014 20.23
2015 75.36
2016 75.36
2017 64.79
2018 56.15
2019 66.83

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance