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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in El Salvador, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount