Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 9.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.8%
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
27th
of 30 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2019
All-time low
7.8%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 15.12008: 19.92009: 19.52010: 15.22011: 13.52012: 13.32014: 17.62015: 18.82016: 18.12017: 19.12018: 18.12019: 21.62021: 7.82022: 9.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 9.8%.

That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 21.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 27th of 30 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 15.1%
2008 19.9% +32.2%
2009 19.5% -2.1%
2010 15.2% -22.0%
2011 13.5% -10.9%
2012 13.3% -1.9%
2014 17.6% +32.6%
2015 18.8% +6.5%
2016 18.1% -3.5%
2017 19.1% +5.4%
2018 18.1% -5.2%
2019 21.6% +19.2%
2021 7.8% -63.9%
2022 9.8% +26.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 9.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 47% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 9.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 59% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.2% 15.1% 19.9% 3
2010s 17.3% 13.3% 21.6% 9
2020s 8.8% 7.8% 9.8% 2

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  6. 30 Brazil 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador was 9.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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