Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 21.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador is 21.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 47.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45.7% | — |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -55.7% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 47.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 39.8% | 46.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 17 South Africa 28.2% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.4% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 23.7% compare
- 21 Paraguay 20.8% compare
- 22 Peru 20.6% compare
- 23 Mexico 20.4% compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
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 21.3% 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 47.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 36 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 49.9%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap