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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador, 2007–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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 due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount