Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers was 9.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 9.8% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 22.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 27 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 (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22.1% | — |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -43.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +9.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 9.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 9.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 6.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.0% | 22.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 5 South Africa 13.9% compare
- 6 Pakistan 13.8% compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 11.0% compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 9.7% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 8.8% compare
- 11 Honduras 8.7% compare
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 (%) - international private transfers in El Salvador?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in El Salvador was 9.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount