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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 13.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
13.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
13.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 0.2912009: 0.6152010: 1.12011: 1.32012: 0.0712014: 1.32021: 13.62022: 13.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 13.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 18,356.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 13.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3%
2009 0.6% +111.7%
2010 1.1% +79.9%
2011 1.3% +14.7%
2012 0.1% -94.4%
2014 1.3% +1764.7%
2021 13.6% +918.6%
2022 13.2% -2.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 13.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 13.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.9% 0.1% 1.3% 4
2020s 13.4% 13.2% 13.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Ecuador 17.6% compare
  2. 24 Peru 13.6% compare
  3. 26 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
  4. 27 Sri Lanka 12.9% compare
  5. 28 Paraguay 12.5% 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 13.2% 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 13.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 25th 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 18,356.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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