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 64.3%
World rank
23rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in El Salvador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in 2022.
That represents a change of down 64.3% on the previous year and up 690.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 25 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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +111.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +79.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -94.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +1764.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -64.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 19% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 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 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 25 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 690.8%. 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) -urban. 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