Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 44.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in El Salvador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 44.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5,654.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, 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 -extreme poor in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.7% | — |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +106.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +75.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -93.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +1420.8% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +275.1% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 0.8% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.6% | 44.0% | 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 -extreme poor in El Salvador?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in El Salvador was 44.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,654.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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