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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 88.4%
World rank
23rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

012342008201520222008: 1.62009: 2.42010: 3.52011: 2.52012: 0.092014: 2.12021: 1.32022: 0.148

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador is 0.1%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 88.4% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in El Salvador peaked at 3.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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) -rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.6%
2009 2.4% +52.1%
2010 3.5% +46.0%
2011 2.5% -29.8%
2012 0.1% -96.4%
2014 2.1% +2222.4%
2021 1.3% -39.0%
2022 0.1% -88.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 1% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 1.6% 2.4% 2
2010s 2.0% 0.1% 3.5% 4
2020s 0.7% 0.1% 1.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 20 Indonesia 2.2% compare
  2. 21 Turkey 1.4% compare
  3. 22 Colombia 0.5% compare
  4. 24 Uruguay 0.0% compare

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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 0.1% 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 3.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 24 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 64.4%. 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) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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