Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 1.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.8%
Change on year
down 34.2%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 3.7 <$2.15 a day2009: 7.6 <$2.15 a day2010: 6.6 <$2.15 a day2011: 11.5 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.765 <$2.15 a day2014: 11.6 <$2.15 a day2021: 2.7 <$2.15 a day2022: 1.8 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in 2022.

The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador peaked at 11.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 3.7%
2009 7.6% +106.7%
2010 6.6% -13.9%
2011 11.5% +75.6%
2012 0.8% -93.4%
2014 11.6% +1420.8%
2021 2.7% -76.8%
2022 1.8% -34.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.6% 3.7% 7.6% 2
2010s 7.6% 0.8% 11.6% 4
2020s 2.2% 1.8% 2.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in El Salvador was 1.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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