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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 10.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.1%
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2009
All-time low
8.5%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

101520252007201420222007: 202008: 22.12009: 25.72010: 19.92011: 21.82012: 21.52014: 21.32015: 222016: 20.72017: 22.82018: 20.32019: 222021: 8.52022: 10.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in El Salvador is 10.1%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 25.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 28th of 31 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 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 20.0%
2008 22.1% +10.5%
2009 25.7% +16.3%
2010 19.9% -22.6%
2011 21.8% +9.2%
2012 21.5% -1.1%
2014 21.3% -0.8%
2015 22.0% +3.3%
2016 20.7% -5.9%
2017 22.8% +9.7%
2018 20.3% -11.0%
2019 22.0% +8.6%
2021 8.5% -61.3%
2022 10.1% +19.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 10.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 60% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 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 -61.3% 22.0% 8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.6% 20.0% 25.7% 3
2010s 21.4% 19.9% 22.8% 9
2020s 9.3% 8.5% 10.1% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 25 Türkiye 14.3% compare
  2. 26 Panama 14.1% compare
  3. 27 Argentina 10.7% compare
  4. 29 Brazil 6.0% compare
  5. 30 Viet Nam 5.8% compare
  6. 31 Burkina Faso 4.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in El Salvador was 10.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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