Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.6%
Change on year
up 39.8%
World rank
12th
of 28 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador, 2007–2022

01232007201420222007: 1.12008: 2.62009: 2.62010: 3.12011: 2.32012: 2.52014: 1.32015: 1.32016: 22017: 1.62018: 1.42019: 0.7372021: 0.3952022: 0.552

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.6% for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador peaked at 3.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.1%
2008 2.6% +135.3%
2009 2.6% -1.6%
2010 3.1% +21.7%
2011 2.3% -27.3%
2012 2.5% +7.6%
2014 1.3% -47.4%
2015 1.3% +0.8%
2016 2.0% +55.8%
2017 1.6% -19.4%
2018 1.4% -15.1%
2019 0.7% -46.9%
2021 0.4% -46.5%
2022 0.6% +39.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 88% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.1% 2.6% 3
2010s 1.8% 0.7% 3.1% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% compare
  2. 10 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
  3. 11 Paraguay 0.7% compare
  4. 13 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
  5. 14 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
  6. 15 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
El Salvador ranks 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 270 data points, 2003–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population