Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in El Salvador

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.6%
Change on year
down 33.6%
World rank
22nd
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in El Salvador, 2008–2022

00.20.40.60.82008201520222008: 0.0552009: 0.2072010: 0.1272011: 0.4862012: 0.0142014: 0.4332021: 0.8792022: 0.584

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in El Salvador stood at 0.6%.

The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 3,964.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 22nd of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1%
2009 0.2% +272.8%
2010 0.1% -38.7%
2011 0.5% +283.6%
2012 0.0% -97.0%
2014 0.4% +2912.9%
2021 0.9% +103.1%
2022 0.6% -33.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 4
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,964.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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