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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador, 2007–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 (%) - 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap