Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers was 9.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.8%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
8th
of 27 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2007
All-time low
9.0%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

051015202007201420222007: 22.12008: 222009: 172010: 16.72011: 17.22012: 15.72014: 18.12015: 16.42016: 16.12017: 18.22018: 18.22019: 15.72021: 92022: 9.8

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 South Africa 13.9% compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 13.8% compare
  3. 7 Sri Lanka 11.0% compare
  4. 9 Kyrgyzstan 9.7% compare
  5. 10 Dominican Republic 8.8% compare
  6. 11 Honduras 8.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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