Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 7.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.4%
Change on year
up 36.5%
World rank
19th
of 30 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 2009
All-time low
5.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in El Salvador, 2007–2022

02.557.51012.52007201420222007: 10.32008: 8.92009: 11.42010: 10.22011: 6.22012: 8.32014: 8.72015: 10.92016: 8.52017: 9.32018: 102019: 10.92021: 5.42022: 7.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in El Salvador stood at 7.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in El Salvador peaked at 11.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 19th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 10.3%
2008 8.9% -13.5%
2009 11.4% +28.0%
2010 10.2% -10.5%
2011 6.2% -39.2%
2012 8.3% +33.3%
2014 8.7% +5.0%
2015 10.9% +24.9%
2016 8.5% -21.6%
2017 9.3% +8.9%
2018 10.0% +7.5%
2019 10.9% +8.8%
2021 5.4% -50.4%
2022 7.4% +36.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 7.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.1%, 66% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2% 8.9% 11.4% 3
2010s 9.2% 6.2% 10.9% 9
2020s 6.4% 5.4% 7.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  4. 20 Chile 7.0% compare
  5. 21 Peru 5.8% compare
  6. 22 Armenia 5.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in El Salvador was 7.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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