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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap