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

El Salvador: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
up 86.0%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

00.20.40.60.82007201420222007: 0.3362008: 0.642009: 0.6262010: 0.7962011: 0.5122012: 0.5562014: 0.3512015: 0.4172016: 0.5692017: 0.7972018: 0.6272019: 0.2432021: 0.0352022: 0.065

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international in El Salvador is 0.1%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 86.0% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 13th out of 27 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.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3%
2008 0.6% +90.7%
2009 0.6% -2.1%
2010 0.8% +27.1%
2011 0.5% -35.7%
2012 0.6% +8.8%
2014 0.4% -36.9%
2015 0.4% +18.7%
2016 0.6% +36.6%
2017 0.8% +39.9%
2018 0.6% -21.3%
2019 0.2% -61.3%
2021 0.0% -85.5%
2022 0.1% +86.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 64% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.2% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 10 Paraguay 0.2% compare
  2. 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  3. 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  4. 14 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  5. 15 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
  6. 16 Viet Nam 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international in El Salvador?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - international rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. 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 Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 264 data points, 2003–2022
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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