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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 9.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.4%
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2009
All-time low
7.5%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

1015202007201420222007: 17.2 poorest2008: 20.3 poorest2009: 21.6 poorest2010: 17.3 poorest2011: 16.7 poorest2012: 16.8 poorest2014: 18.7 poorest2015: 18.7 poorest2016: 17.7 poorest2017: 19.2 poorest2018: 17.8 poorest2019: 20.4 poorest2021: 7.5 poorest2022: 9.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador stood at 9.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 21.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 17.2%
2008 20.3% +18.2%
2009 21.6% +6.2%
2010 17.3% -19.8%
2011 16.7% -3.4%
2012 16.8% +0.8%
2014 18.7% +11.1%
2015 18.7% -0.2%
2016 17.7% -5.4%
2017 19.2% +8.8%
2018 17.8% -7.4%
2019 20.4% +14.4%
2021 7.5% -63.0%
2022 9.4% +25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.7% 17.2% 21.6% 3
2010s 18.1% 16.7% 20.4% 9
2020s 8.5% 7.5% 9.4% 2

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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 9.4% 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 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 28th out of 31 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 44.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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