Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 14.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 14.8%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5,890.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 15.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.2% | — |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +122.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -92.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +1174.6% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +378.0% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 2 |
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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 14.8% 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 15.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 35 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 5,890.8%. 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). 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