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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 0.4% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
down 75.2%
World rank
33rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

02.557.51012.52007201420222007: 4.9 <$2.15 a day2008: 7.3 <$2.15 a day2009: 5.6 <$2.15 a day2010: 5 <$2.15 a day2011: 7.1 <$2.15 a day2012: 7.2 <$2.15 a day2014: 6.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 9.5 <$2.15 a day2016: 5.7 <$2.15 a day2017: 8.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 7.9 <$2.15 a day2019: 11.3 <$2.15 a day2021: 1.5 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.376 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 75.2% on the previous year and down 94.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 11.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 33rd 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 5.9% 4.9% 7.3% 3
2010s 7.7% 5.0% 11.3% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.4% 1.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 30 Paraguay 1.3% compare
  2. 31 Bolivia 1.2% compare
  3. 32 Honduras 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.8%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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 headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount