Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
65.7%
in 2019
All-time low
10.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

2040602007201420222007: 37 <$2.15 a day2008: 39.2 <$2.15 a day2009: 39.3 <$2.15 a day2010: 28.2 <$2.15 a day2011: 37.3 <$2.15 a day2012: 37.4 <$2.15 a day2014: 47.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 48.5 <$2.15 a day2016: 46.7 <$2.15 a day2017: 50.1 <$2.15 a day2018: 52.8 <$2.15 a day2019: 65.7 <$2.15 a day2021: 10.4 <$2.15 a day2022: 10.7 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador stood at 10.7%.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 65.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 29th 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 -extreme poor in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2007 37.0%
2008 39.2% +6.0%
2009 39.3% +0.2%
2010 28.2% -28.3%
2011 37.3% +32.5%
2012 37.4% +0.1%
2014 47.9% +28.3%
2015 48.5% +1.1%
2016 46.7% -3.7%
2017 50.1% +7.5%
2018 52.8% +5.2%
2019 65.7% +24.6%
2021 10.4% -84.2%
2022 10.7% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.5% 37.0% 39.3% 3
2010s 46.1% 28.2% 65.7% 9
2020s 10.6% 10.4% 10.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador was 10.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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