Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 19.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
19.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2022
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 3.32009: 6.22010: 6.12011: 6.72012: 0.4732014: 5.82021: 19.22022: 19.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 19.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4,001.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 19.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 3.3%
2009 6.2% +89.3%
2010 6.1% -2.2%
2011 6.7% +9.9%
2012 0.5% -92.9%
2014 5.8% +1119.6%
2021 19.2% +233.8%
2022 19.4% +0.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 19.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 19.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.5%, 53% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 3.3% 6.2% 2
2010s 4.7% 0.5% 6.7% 4
2020s 19.3% 19.2% 19.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 26 Sri Lanka 22.3% compare
  4. 28 Türkiye 16.7% compare
  5. 29 Honduras 10.3% compare
  6. 30 Pakistan 7.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador was 19.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4,001.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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