Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 44.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in El Salvador is 44.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 324.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in El Salvador peaked at 44.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 37 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 -extreme in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.2% | — |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +84.3% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +75.9% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -49.0% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +86.3% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +147.4% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 44.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 44.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 8.2% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 8.9% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.4% | 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 -extreme in El Salvador?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in El Salvador was 44.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 324.6%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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