Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in El Salvador
El Salvador: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in El Salvador is 10.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in El Salvador peaked at 22.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 73rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 18.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.1% | 22.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 15.4% | 3 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in El Salvador?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in El Salvador was 10.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.