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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in El Salvador, 2007–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +205.9% | 5.3% | 16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap