Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter was 0.5364 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in El Salvador is 0.5364, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in El Salvador peaked at 0.6338 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5168, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 44th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.615 | 0.5973 | 0.6338 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.583 | 0.5507 | 0.6229 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5389 | 0.5168 | 0.5635 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.77 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,819 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.61 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.362 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.36 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1087 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1087 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.157 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2333 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in El Salvador?
- Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in El Salvador was 0.5364 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6338 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5168 in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter?
- El Salvador ranks 44th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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