Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.5%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2019
All-time low
1.2%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022

12342007201420222007: 1.32008: 1.72009: 1.32010: 1.22011: 2.22012: 22014: 2.22015: 2.82016: 1.92017: 2.72018: 2.92019: 42021: 1.32022: 1.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 1.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 4.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.

That places El Salvador 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.3%
2008 1.7% +34.0%
2009 1.3% -26.2%
2010 1.2% -8.4%
2011 2.2% +91.7%
2012 2.0% -9.8%
2014 2.2% +8.5%
2015 2.8% +25.2%
2016 1.9% -29.6%
2017 2.7% +41.1%
2018 2.9% +7.6%
2019 4.0% +35.4%
2021 1.3% -66.8%
2022 1.5% +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.4% 1.3% 1.7% 3
2010s 2.4% 1.2% 4.0% 9
2020s 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 27 Colombia 2.5% compare
  2. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
  3. 29 Peru 1.8% compare
  4. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador was 1.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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