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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 3.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.0%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2008
All-time low
2.9%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

246810122007201420222007: 8.72008: 11.32009: 11.12010: 8.72011: 10.72012: 112014: 9.22015: 9.42016: 9.32017: 10.32018: 8.82019: 8.92021: 2.92022: 3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in El Salvador is 3.0%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 11.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 8.7%
2008 11.3% +30.2%
2009 11.1% -2.1%
2010 8.7% -21.8%
2011 10.7% +23.4%
2012 11.0% +2.5%
2014 9.2% -16.5%
2015 9.4% +2.5%
2016 9.3% -0.9%
2017 10.3% +10.9%
2018 8.8% -14.4%
2019 8.9% +0.5%
2021 2.9% -67.5%
2022 3.0% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.4% 8.7% 11.3% 3
2010s 9.6% 8.7% 11.0% 9
2020s 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  2. 32 Paraguay 5.6% compare
  3. 33 Honduras 3.2% 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 3.0% 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 11.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 34 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 73.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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