Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2022
All-time low
2.9%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador, 2007–2022

2468102007201420222007: 3.8 poorest2008: 4.6 poorest2009: 5.7 poorest2010: 4.7 poorest2011: 6.1 poorest2012: 4.5 poorest2014: 5.7 poorest2015: 2.9 poorest2016: 3.5 poorest2017: 3.8 poorest2018: 3.5 poorest2019: 3.8 poorest2021: 9.8 poorest2022: 10.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.

El Salvador ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 3.8%
2008 4.6% +21.0%
2009 5.7% +24.6%
2010 4.7% -17.4%
2011 6.1% +30.5%
2012 4.5% -26.4%
2014 5.7% +25.5%
2015 2.9% -48.6%
2016 3.5% +19.2%
2017 3.8% +10.5%
2018 3.5% -9.0%
2019 3.8% +9.9%
2021 9.8% +155.1%
2022 10.7% +9.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 10.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.4%, 33% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 10.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.4%, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +155.1% 3.8% 9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 3.8% 5.7% 3
2010s 4.3% 2.9% 6.1% 9
2020s 10.3% 9.8% 10.7% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  2. 30 Thailand 12.7% compare
  3. 31 Pakistan 12.3% compare
  4. 33 Colombia 7.0% compare
  5. 34 South Africa 5.8% compare
  6. 35 Honduras 3.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador was 10.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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