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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 1.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.9%
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2008
All-time low
1.5%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

2462007201420222007: 4.1 poorest2008: 6.7 poorest2009: 5.4 poorest2010: 4.7 poorest2011: 6.1 poorest2012: 5.7 poorest2014: 5 poorest2015: 5.4 poorest2016: 4.4 poorest2017: 5.5 poorest2018: 5.2 poorest2019: 5.3 poorest2021: 1.5 poorest2022: 1.9 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador is 1.9%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 6.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 32nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4% 4.1% 6.7% 3
2010s 5.3% 4.4% 6.1% 9
2020s 1.7% 1.5% 1.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 Côte d’Ivoire 5.2% compare
  2. 30 Bolivia 4.7% compare
  3. 31 Paraguay 2.4% compare
  4. 33 Honduras 0.9% 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 1.9% 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 6.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 33 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 66.6%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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