Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st was 20.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.9%
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2017
All-time low
18.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0102030402007201420222007: 33.72008: 332009: 31.22010: 29.52011: 26.42012: 27.22014: 29.32015: 33.22016: 32.62017: 36.72018: 36.12019: 36.42021: 18.42022: 20.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 20.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in 2022.

That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in El Salvador peaked at 36.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 13th of 35 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 33.7%
2008 33.0% -2.2%
2009 31.2% -5.4%
2010 29.5% -5.5%
2011 26.4% -10.4%
2012 27.2% +2.8%
2014 29.3% +7.9%
2015 33.2% +13.2%
2016 32.6% -2.0%
2017 36.7% +12.7%
2018 36.1% -1.5%
2019 36.4% +0.9%
2021 18.4% -49.5%
2022 20.9% +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.7% 31.2% 33.7% 3
2010s 31.9% 26.4% 36.7% 9
2020s 19.6% 18.4% 20.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  2. 11 Belarus 22.7% compare
  3. 12 Mexico 21.4% compare
  4. 14 Ecuador 20.1% compare
  5. 15 Sri Lanka 19.2% compare
  6. 16 Georgia 18.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in El Salvador was 20.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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