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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 15.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
15.4%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2007
All-time low
14.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

01020302007201420222007: 28.82008: 28.62009: 26.62010: 25.62011: 26.22012: 24.62014: 26.12015: 24.82016: 23.72017: 25.12018: 25.52019: 23.72021: 14.42022: 15.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in El Salvador is 15.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 28.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 28.8%
2008 28.6% -0.7%
2009 26.6% -7.0%
2010 25.6% -3.7%
2011 26.2% +2.5%
2012 24.6% -6.1%
2014 26.1% +5.8%
2015 24.8% -4.9%
2016 23.7% -4.2%
2017 25.1% +5.7%
2018 25.5% +1.7%
2019 23.7% -6.9%
2021 14.4% -39.3%
2022 15.4% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.0% 26.6% 28.8% 3
2010s 25.0% 23.7% 26.2% 9
2020s 14.9% 14.4% 15.4% 2

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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 15.4% 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 28.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 36 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 37.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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