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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 6.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.4%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2011
All-time low
6.1%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0510152007201420222007: 102008: 102009: 12.22010: 11.22011: 12.92012: 122014: 11.12015: 11.72016: 10.52017: 102018: 11.32019: 112021: 6.12022: 6.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in El Salvador is 6.4%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 12.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 10.0%
2008 10.0% +0.7%
2009 12.2% +21.4%
2010 11.2% -7.8%
2011 12.9% +14.7%
2012 12.0% -6.7%
2014 11.1% -7.2%
2015 11.7% +5.0%
2016 10.5% -10.4%
2017 10.0% -4.3%
2018 11.3% +13.0%
2019 11.0% -2.4%
2021 6.1% -44.5%
2022 6.4% +4.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 6.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.1%, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 73% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.7% 10.0% 12.2% 3
2010s 11.3% 10.0% 12.9% 9
2020s 6.3% 6.1% 6.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 26 Sri Lanka 6.6% compare
  4. 28 Argentina 5.7% compare
  5. 29 Viet Nam 3.2% compare
  6. 30 Brazil 3.1% 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 6.4% 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 12.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 31 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 46.8%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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