Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 22.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.8%
Change on year
up 20.3%
World rank
21st
of 35 countries
All-time high
57.2%
in 2017
All-time low
19.0%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022

20304050602007201420222007: 44.72008: 46.52009: 41.42010: 36.22011: 38.82012: 35.72014: 43.92015: 50.52016: 51.42017: 57.22018: 54.82019: 55.82021: 192022: 22.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 22.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 57.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 44.7%
2008 46.5% +4.0%
2009 41.4% -10.9%
2010 36.2% -12.7%
2011 38.8% +7.3%
2012 35.7% -8.1%
2014 43.9% +23.1%
2015 50.5% +15.0%
2016 51.4% +1.7%
2017 57.2% +11.2%
2018 54.8% -4.1%
2019 55.8% +1.8%
2021 19.0% -66.0%
2022 22.8% +20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.2% 41.4% 46.5% 3
2010s 47.1% 35.7% 57.2% 9
2020s 20.9% 19.0% 22.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador was 22.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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