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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st was 12.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.8%
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
36.5%
in 2008
All-time low
11.3%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

102030402007201420222007: 35.22008: 36.52009: 30.52010: 27.52011: 29.22012: 29.92014: 28.72015: 30.12016: 29.12017: 34.42018: 32.22019: 29.62021: 11.32022: 12.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in El Salvador is 12.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 36.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 35.2%
2008 36.5% +3.7%
2009 30.5% -16.4%
2010 27.5% -9.9%
2011 29.2% +6.1%
2012 29.9% +2.6%
2014 28.7% -4.1%
2015 30.1% +4.9%
2016 29.1% -3.5%
2017 34.4% +18.3%
2018 32.2% -6.5%
2019 29.6% -7.9%
2021 11.3% -62.0%
2022 12.8% +13.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 12.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 12.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 5.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.1% 30.5% 36.5% 3
2010s 30.1% 27.5% 34.4% 9
2020s 12.0% 11.3% 12.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 10 Honduras 18.8% compare
  2. 11 Dominican Republic 15.8% compare
  3. 12 Mongolia 14.5% compare
  4. 14 Serbia 11.3% compare
  5. 15 Georgia 10.9% compare
  6. 16 Viet Nam 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in El Salvador was 12.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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