Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 3.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
3.8%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2022
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador, 2007–2022

012342007201420222007: -0.2222008: 0.1312009: 0.6032010: 0.6942011: 0.742012: 0.0592014: 0.472015: -0.2042016: -0.1692017: -0.2982018: -0.0922019: 0.072021: 3.42022: 3.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 3.8% for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 6,302.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador peaked at 3.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 -0.2%
2008 0.1% -159.2%
2009 0.6% +359.0%
2010 0.7% +15.2%
2011 0.7% +6.6%
2012 0.1% -92.0%
2014 0.5% +698.4%
2015 -0.2% -143.4%
2016 -0.2% -17.0%
2017 -0.3% +76.3%
2018 -0.1% -69.1%
2019 0.1% -176.3%
2021 3.4% +4779.4%
2022 3.8% +10.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 3.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 48% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor 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
2021 +4779.4% 0.1% 3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% -0.2% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.1% -0.3% 0.7% 9
2020s 3.6% 3.4% 3.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 26 Sri Lanka 4.4% compare
  2. 27 Dominican Republic 4.3% compare
  3. 28 Paraguay 4.1% compare
  4. 30 Thailand 2.2% compare
  5. 31 Pakistan 2.0% compare
  6. 32 Honduras 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador?
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador was 3.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
El Salvador ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6,302.6%. 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 Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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