Prosperity gap in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prosperity gap was 3.55 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.55 for prosperity gap in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in El Salvador peaked at 12.66 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.25, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.05 | — |
| 1991 | 12.3 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.02 | -34.8% |
| 1996 | 8.25 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 12.66 | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 11.08 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 7.25 | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 8 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 8.07 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.86 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 7.33 | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 6.73 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 5.35 | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 4.67 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 5.18 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 5.18 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.98 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.81 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.28 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 4.23 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.95 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.95 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.76 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.55 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.25 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 3.83 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 3.83 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.55 | -7.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.65, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +53.6% | 8.25 | 12.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.05 | 12.05 | 12.05 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.46 | 8.02 | 12.66 | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.76 | 4.67 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 3.25 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.55 | 3.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in El Salvador?
- Prosperity gap in El Salvador was 3.55 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 in 1998.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for prosperity gap?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.