Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador

El Salvador: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 4.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.56
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
74th
of 120 countries
All-time high
4.63
in 2019
All-time low
0.9651
in 1998
Years of data
29
1989–2023

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador, 1989–2023

123451989200620231989: 1.11991: 1.21995: 1.91996: 1.81998: 0.9651999: 1.32000: 22001: 1.82002: 1.72003: 1.52004: 2.12005: 2.22006: 2.72007: 3.12008: 2.62009: 2.72010: 2.82011: 32012: 3.22013: 3.42014: 3.52015: 3.82016: 3.72017: 42018: 4.22019: 4.62021: 4.32022: 4.32023: 4.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 4.56 for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador peaked at 4.63 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9651, in 1998.

El Salvador ranks 74th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador, 1989 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1989 1.09
1991 1.16 +5.7%
1995 1.89 +63.7%
1996 1.75 -7.6%
1998 0.9651 -44.9%
1999 1.31 +36.2%
2000 1.95 +48.4%
2001 1.76 -9.9%
2002 1.72 -2.3%
2003 1.53 -11.1%
2004 2.09 +37.2%
2005 2.17 +3.8%
2006 2.67 +22.8%
2007 3.12 +16.9%
2008 2.64 -15.3%
2009 2.7 +2.2%
2010 2.84 +5.2%
2011 2.99 +5.3%
2012 3.22 +7.7%
2013 3.4 +5.7%
2014 3.47 +2.1%
2015 3.76 +8.2%
2016 3.7 -1.4%
2017 4.01 +8.2%
2018 4.15 +3.7%
2019 4.63 +11.6%
2021 4.25 -8.2%
2022 4.27 +0.4%
2023 4.56 +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.09 1.09 1.09 1
1990s 1.42 0.9651 1.89 5
2000s 2.23 1.53 3.12 10
2010s 3.62 2.84 4.63 10
2020s 4.36 4.25 4.56 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 71 Armenia 4.82 compare
  2. 72 Iran 4.67 compare
  3. 73 Ecuador 4.67 compare
  4. 75 Egypt 4.53 compare
  5. 76 Nepal 4.3 compare
  6. 77 Georgia 4.09 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in El Salvador was 4.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 2019.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9651 in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
El Salvador ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
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Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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