Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 24.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador peaked at 31.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 152nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.8% | — |
| 1981 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 24.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 24.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 5 |
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 wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador was 24.7% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.