Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private was 0.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
36th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0.250.50.7511.21.52007201420222007: 0.622 preT2008: 1.4 preT2009: 1.2 preT2010: 1.4 preT2011: 0.896 preT2012: 0.762 preT2014: 0.706 preT2015: 0.615 preT2016: 0.751 preT2017: 0.892 preT2018: 0.74 preT2019: 0.57 preT2021: 0.207 preT2022: 0.214 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in El Salvador stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in El Salvador peaked at 1.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 0.6%
2008 1.4% +129.5%
2009 1.2% -16.5%
2010 1.4% +16.3%
2011 0.9% -35.4%
2012 0.8% -15.0%
2014 0.7% -7.4%
2015 0.6% -12.8%
2016 0.8% +22.1%
2017 0.9% +18.7%
2018 0.7% -17.0%
2019 0.6% -22.9%
2021 0.2% -63.7%
2022 0.2% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.1% 0.6% 1.4% 3
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 1.4% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 33 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
  2. 34 Argentina 0.4% compare
  3. 35 Uruguay 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private?
El Salvador ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population