Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 20.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
20.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2022
All-time low
1.3%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 1.32008: 4.92009: 7.32010: 7.22011: 8.72012: 2.52014: 7.92015: 2.82016: 1.92017: 2.72018: 2.92019: 42021: 20.22022: 20.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in El Salvador is 20.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 725.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in El Salvador peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 1.3%
2008 4.9% +277.9%
2009 7.3% +49.8%
2010 7.2% -2.2%
2011 8.7% +21.7%
2012 2.5% -71.6%
2014 7.9% +216.6%
2015 2.8% -65.0%
2016 1.9% -29.6%
2017 2.7% +41.2%
2018 2.9% +7.6%
2019 4.0% +35.4%
2021 20.2% +406.6%
2022 20.5% +1.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 39% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 48% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +406.6% 4.0% 20.2%
2008 +277.9% 1.3% 4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.5% 1.3% 7.3% 3
2010s 4.5% 1.9% 8.7% 9
2020s 20.3% 20.2% 20.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Paraguay 29.7% compare
  2. 29 Thailand 27.9% compare
  3. 30 Pakistan 26.8% compare
  4. 32 Honduras 10.4% compare
  5. 33 Malawi 7.4% compare
  6. 34 South Africa 7.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in El Salvador was 20.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 725.1%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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