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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 16.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2021
All-time low
4.1%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

57.51012.51517.52007201420222007: 4.1 poorest2008: 7.8 poorest2009: 7.9 poorest2010: 7.6 poorest2011: 9.2 poorest2012: 6 poorest2014: 7.9 poorest2015: 5.4 poorest2016: 4.4 poorest2017: 5.5 poorest2018: 5.2 poorest2019: 5.3 poorest2021: 16.3 poorest2022: 16.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in El Salvador stood at 16.2%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 171.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in El Salvador peaked at 16.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2007.

El Salvador ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 4.1%
2008 7.8% +90.9%
2009 7.9% +1.5%
2010 7.6% -4.1%
2011 9.2% +21.6%
2012 6.0% -35.0%
2014 7.9% +31.6%
2015 5.4% -31.4%
2016 4.4% -19.1%
2017 5.5% +26.5%
2018 5.2% -5.4%
2019 5.3% +1.9%
2021 16.3% +205.9%
2022 16.2% -0.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 16.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 16.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.4%, 52% of the median. (15 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 +205.9% 5.3% 16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.6% 4.1% 7.9% 3
2010s 6.3% 4.4% 9.2% 9
2020s 16.2% 16.2% 16.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 Pakistan 25.0% compare
  2. 30 Peru 24.2% compare
  3. 31 Paraguay 21.7% compare
  4. 33 South Africa 12.0% compare
  5. 34 Colombia 9.2% compare
  6. 35 Honduras 6.7% 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 16.2% 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 16.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 37 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 171.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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