Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in El Salvador

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
18th
of 30 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

012342007201420222007: 1.52008: 3.72009: 2.32010: 2.52011: 1.42012: 1.22014: 1.22015: 12016: 1.22017: 1.12018: 12019: 1.52021: 0.2032022: 0.176

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.2% for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in El Salvador peaked at 3.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.5%
2008 3.7% +147.5%
2009 2.3% -39.2%
2010 2.5% +10.7%
2011 1.4% -44.9%
2012 1.2% -13.5%
2014 1.2% +3.3%
2015 1.0% -15.8%
2016 1.2% +13.1%
2017 1.1% -3.2%
2018 1.0% -7.4%
2019 1.5% +39.1%
2021 0.2% -86.1%
2022 0.2% -13.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 47% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5% 1.5% 3.7% 3
2010s 1.3% 1.0% 2.5% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  2. 16 Costa Rica 0.2% compare
  3. 17 Peru 0.2% compare
  4. 19 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  5. 20 Argentina 0.1% compare
  6. 21 Chile 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
El Salvador ranks 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 302 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population