Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 0.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
down 29.5%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 8.2 <$2.15 a day2008: 12.3 <$2.15 a day2009: 8.4 <$2.15 a day2010: 5.8 <$2.15 a day2011: 11.2 <$2.15 a day2012: 9.8 <$2.15 a day2014: 9.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 16.2 <$2.15 a day2016: 8.9 <$2.15 a day2017: 13.4 <$2.15 a day2018: 14.6 <$2.15 a day2019: 17.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.965 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.681 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 17.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2007 8.2%
2008 12.3% +49.1%
2009 8.4% -31.4%
2010 5.8% -31.6%
2011 11.2% +93.9%
2012 9.8% -12.2%
2014 9.9% +0.8%
2015 16.2% +63.4%
2016 8.9% -45.2%
2017 13.4% +51.8%
2018 14.6% +8.3%
2019 17.8% +22.2%
2021 1.0% -94.6%
2022 0.7% -29.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.7% 8.2% 12.3% 3
2010s 11.9% 5.8% 17.8% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 2

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  3. 32 Honduras 0.8% compare
  4. 34 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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