Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.6%
Change on year
down 70.4%
World rank
23rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in El Salvador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 70.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.3% | — |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +89.3% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -92.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +1119.6% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -67.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -70.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 2% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 0.5% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap