Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip was 0.398 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.398
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
28th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5437
in 1998
All-time low
0.3801
in 2017
Years of data
29
1989–2023
Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in El Salvador is 0.398, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in El Salvador peaked at 0.5437 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3801, in 2017.
El Salvador ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4871 | 0.4871 | 0.4871 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5221 | 0.4985 | 0.5437 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.485 | 0.4522 | 0.5185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4085 | 0.3801 | 0.4351 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3919 | 0.3875 | 0.398 | 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 vs gdp per capita pip in El Salvador?
- Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in El Salvador was 0.398 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5437 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3801 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 vs gdp per capita pip. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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