Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 12.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
12.7%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2022
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in El Salvador, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 1.62009: 2.42010: 3.52011: 2.52012: 0.092014: 2.12021: 12.42022: 12.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 12.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14,028.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in El Salvador peaked at 12.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.6%
2009 2.4% +52.1%
2010 3.5% +46.0%
2011 2.5% -29.8%
2012 0.1% -96.4%
2014 2.1% +2222.4%
2021 12.4% +491.3%
2022 12.7% +2.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 12.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 12.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.8%, 49% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 1.6% 2.4% 2
2010s 2.0% 0.1% 3.5% 4
2020s 12.6% 12.4% 12.7% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 19 Dominican Republic 19.2% compare
  2. 20 Indonesia 17.4% compare
  3. 21 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
  4. 23 Sri Lanka 10.3% compare
  5. 24 Uruguay 9.0% compare
  6. 25 Serbia 7.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in El Salvador was 12.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14,028.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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