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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 1.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.2%
Change on year
up 60.8%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0.511.522.52007201420222007: 1.12008: 0.9912009: 1.22010: 12011: 1.92012: 1.62014: 1.92015: 1.62016: 1.42017: 1.62018: 2.42019: 1.92021: 0.732022: 1.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in El Salvador is 1.2%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 60.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in El Salvador peaked at 2.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 30th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.1%
2008 1.0% -13.2%
2009 1.2% +18.1%
2010 1.0% -11.6%
2011 1.9% +86.0%
2012 1.6% -18.0%
2014 1.9% +17.3%
2015 1.6% -14.9%
2016 1.4% -8.8%
2017 1.6% +10.8%
2018 2.4% +53.2%
2019 1.9% -23.9%
2021 0.7% -60.6%
2022 1.2% +60.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 3
2010s 1.7% 1.0% 2.4% 9
2020s 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.4% compare
  2. 28 Colombia 2.1% compare
  3. 29 Peru 1.3% compare
  4. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in El Salvador was 1.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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