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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 3.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.3%
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2009
All-time low
2.6%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in El Salvador, 2007–2022

24682007201420222007: 62008: 7.12009: 8.32010: 5.72011: 6.22012: 7.32014: 6.82015: 6.32016: 6.82017: 62018: 6.22019: 6.12021: 2.62022: 3.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador is 3.3%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 8.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 6.0%
2008 7.1% +19.0%
2009 8.3% +16.6%
2010 5.7% -31.3%
2011 6.2% +8.0%
2012 7.3% +18.6%
2014 6.8% -6.8%
2015 6.3% -8.6%
2016 6.8% +8.0%
2017 6.0% -11.8%
2018 6.2% +3.9%
2019 6.1% -1.9%
2021 2.6% -56.5%
2022 3.3% +23.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 3.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.2% 6.0% 8.3% 3
2010s 6.4% 5.7% 7.3% 9
2020s 3.0% 2.6% 3.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 30 Peru 5.7% compare
  2. 31 Paraguay 4.9% compare
  3. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 4.1% compare
  4. 34 Honduras 2.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador was 3.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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