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

Latest (2022)
21.3%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
47.7%
in 2008
All-time low
18.7%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

010203040502007201420222007: 45.72008: 47.72009: 45.22010: 39.82011: 42.12012: 42.62014: 41.52015: 432016: 41.12017: 46.32018: 432019: 42.22021: 18.72022: 21.3

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 South Africa 28.2% compare
  2. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.4% compare
  3. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 23.7% compare
  4. 21 Paraguay 20.8% compare
  5. 22 Peru 20.6% compare
  6. 23 Mexico 20.4% compare

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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 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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