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

Latest (2022)
1.0%
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
22nd
of 28 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

1232007201420222007: 1.1 preT2008: 2.7 preT2009: 2.7 preT2010: 3.3 preT2011: 2.7 preT2012: 2.5 preT2014: 1.4 preT2015: 1.3 preT2016: 2 preT2017: 1.7 preT2018: 1.4 preT2019: 0.755 preT2021: 0.958 preT2022: 1 preT

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +140.3% 1.1% 2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 19 Dominican Republic 1.2% compare
  2. 20 Republic of Moldova 1.1% compare
  3. 21 Paraguay 1.1% compare
  4. 23 Türkiye 0.7% compare
  5. 24 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
  6. 25 Albania 0.0% compare
  7. 25 Ecuador 0.0% compare
  8. 25 Peru 0.0% compare
  9. 25 Uruguay 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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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 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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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 272 data points, 2003–2022
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