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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 0.7% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
down 29.5%
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 8.2 <$2.15 a day2008: 12.3 <$2.15 a day2009: 8.4 <$2.15 a day2010: 5.8 <$2.15 a day2011: 11.2 <$2.15 a day2012: 9.8 <$2.15 a day2014: 9.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 16.2 <$2.15 a day2016: 8.9 <$2.15 a day2017: 13.4 <$2.15 a day2018: 14.6 <$2.15 a day2019: 17.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.965 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.681 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador is 0.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 17.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 32nd out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.7% 8.2% 12.3% 3
2010s 11.9% 5.8% 17.8% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 Peru 8.2% compare
  2. 30 Bolivia 1.6% compare
  3. 31 Honduras 0.8% compare
  4. 33 Paraguay 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap