Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.0% for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in El Salvador peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 22nd out of 28 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.1% | — |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +140.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -45.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +55.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 66% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 88% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +140.3% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
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 1.0% 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 3.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd 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 58.8%. 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 (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population