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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 1.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.5%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.8%
in 2011
All-time low
1.5%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

123452007201420222007: 3.8 poorest2008: 4.4 poorest2009: 4.4 poorest2010: 3.6 poorest2011: 4.8 poorest2012: 4.4 poorest2014: 4.1 poorest2015: 2.9 poorest2016: 3.5 poorest2017: 3.8 poorest2018: 3.5 poorest2019: 3.8 poorest2021: 1.6 poorest2022: 1.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in El Salvador peaked at 4.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.

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 quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 3.8%
2008 4.4% +15.2%
2009 4.4% +0.8%
2010 3.6% -17.5%
2011 4.8% +32.5%
2012 4.4% -8.1%
2014 4.1% -8.1%
2015 2.9% -28.0%
2016 3.5% +19.2%
2017 3.8% +10.5%
2018 3.5% -9.0%
2019 3.8% +9.9%
2021 1.6% -59.6%
2022 1.5% -4.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 19% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.2% 3.8% 4.4% 3
2010s 3.8% 2.9% 4.8% 9
2020s 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 30 Peru 4.6% compare
  2. 31 Paraguay 2.8% compare
  3. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 2.1% compare
  4. 34 Honduras 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in El Salvador was 1.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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