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

El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 1.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.5%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

024682008201520222008: 1.8 <$2.15 a day2009: 2.3 <$2.15 a day2010: 3.6 <$2.15 a day2011: 6.8 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.186 <$2.15 a day2014: 7.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 1.7 <$2.15 a day2022: 1.5 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022.

The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 713.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador peaked at 7.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 1.8%
2009 2.3% +30.5%
2010 3.6% +53.0%
2011 6.8% +92.0%
2012 0.2% -97.3%
2014 7.8% +4095.3%
2021 1.7% -78.0%
2022 1.5% -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.8% 2.3% 2
2010s 4.6% 0.2% 7.8% 4
2020s 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in El Salvador was 1.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 713.5%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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