Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in El Salvador
El Salvador: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in El Salvador is 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in El Salvador peaked at 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.13 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.83 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 67 Kazakhstan 12.24 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 68 Palestine 12.05 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 69 Mongolia 12.03 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 71 Moldova 11.65 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 72 Colombia 11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 73 Peru 10.67 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in El Salvador?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in El Salvador was 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.