Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 68.4%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in El Salvador, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 1.2 poorest2009: 2.7 poorest2010: 3.1 poorest2011: 3.4 poorest2012: 0.246 poorest2014: 3.1 poorest2021: 1.6 poorest2022: 0.507 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador is 0.5%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 68.4% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador peaked at 3.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 1.2%
2009 2.7% +122.7%
2010 3.1% +15.9%
2011 3.4% +8.9%
2012 0.2% -92.8%
2014 3.1% +1174.6%
2021 1.6% -48.9%
2022 0.5% -68.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 1.2% 2.7% 2
2010s 2.5% 0.2% 3.4% 4
2020s 1.1% 0.5% 1.6% 2

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  3. 23 Colombia 0.7% compare
  4. 25 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  5. 26 Mexico 0.0% compare

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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 0.5% 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 3.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
El Salvador ranks 24th out of 26 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 105.9%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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