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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 6.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.8%
Change on year
up 42.7%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2009
All-time low
4.8%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

02.557.51012.52007201420222007: 9.4 poorest2008: 9.4 poorest2009: 12 poorest2010: 9.5 poorest2011: 9.9 poorest2012: 10.1 poorest2014: 10.2 poorest2015: 10 poorest2016: 9.5 poorest2017: 9.7 poorest2018: 9.2 poorest2019: 10.4 poorest2021: 4.8 poorest2022: 6.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in El Salvador is 6.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 42.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in El Salvador peaked at 12.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, 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) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 9.4%
2008 9.4% -0.1%
2009 12.0% +27.3%
2010 9.5% -20.5%
2011 9.9% +3.7%
2012 10.1% +2.7%
2014 10.2% +0.4%
2015 10.0% -1.9%
2016 9.5% -4.3%
2017 9.7% +2.0%
2018 9.2% -5.1%
2019 10.4% +12.4%
2021 4.8% -53.8%
2022 6.8% +42.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 9.4% 12.0% 3
2010s 9.8% 9.2% 10.4% 9
2020s 5.8% 4.8% 6.8% 2

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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 6.8% 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 12.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
El Salvador ranks 24th 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 32.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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