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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 10.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.6%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2022
All-time low
5.9%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

02.557.5102007201420222007: 62008: 7.22009: 8.52010: 5.92011: 6.62012: 7.42014: 7.22015: 6.32016: 6.82017: 62018: 6.22019: 6.12021: 9.92022: 10.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 10.6% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in El Salvador peaked at 10.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.

That places El Salvador 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 6.0%
2008 7.2% +19.6%
2009 8.5% +18.0%
2010 5.9% -30.9%
2011 6.6% +13.1%
2012 7.4% +11.1%
2014 7.2% -1.6%
2015 6.3% -13.6%
2016 6.8% +8.0%
2017 6.0% -11.8%
2018 6.2% +3.9%
2019 6.1% -1.9%
2021 9.9% +63.1%
2022 10.6% +6.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 10.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 10.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.4%, 52% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.2% 6.0% 8.5% 3
2010s 6.5% 5.9% 7.4% 9
2020s 10.2% 9.9% 10.6% 2

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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 10.6% 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 10.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 36 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 43.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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