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

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme was 8.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.1%
Change on year
up 29.2%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
79.4%
in 2019
All-time low
6.3%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0204060802007201420222007: 58.9 <$2.15 a day2008: 53.7 <$2.15 a day2009: 46 <$2.15 a day2010: 37.5 <$2.15 a day2011: 51.4 <$2.15 a day2012: 51.4 <$2.15 a day2014: 60.4 <$2.15 a day2015: 70.1 <$2.15 a day2016: 68.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 77.2 <$2.15 a day2018: 77.7 <$2.15 a day2019: 79.4 <$2.15 a day2021: 6.3 <$2.15 a day2022: 8.1 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 8.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in 2022.

That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in El Salvador peaked at 79.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, 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 -extreme in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2007 58.9%
2008 53.7% -8.9%
2009 46.0% -14.3%
2010 37.5% -18.5%
2011 51.4% +37.2%
2012 51.4% +0.1%
2014 60.4% +17.5%
2015 70.1% +16.0%
2016 68.3% -2.6%
2017 77.2% +13.0%
2018 77.7% +0.6%
2019 79.4% +2.3%
2021 6.3% -92.1%
2022 8.1% +29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.9% 46.0% 58.9% 3
2010s 63.7% 37.5% 79.4% 9
2020s 7.2% 6.3% 8.1% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 17 Honduras 19.0% compare
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  3. 19 Costa Rica 8.5% compare
  4. 21 Chile 8.0% compare
  5. 22 Burkina Faso 6.9% compare
  6. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in El Salvador was 8.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International 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
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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