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