Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.5963 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador is 0.5963, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador peaked at 0.6772 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5963, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 113 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.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6725 | — |
| 2002 | 0.6708 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6565 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6598 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6772 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6533 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6615 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6385 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6683 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6659 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6313 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6498 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6133 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6136 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6164 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6412 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6047 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5963 | -1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5963 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5898, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5963 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6535, 91% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6645 | 0.6533 | 0.6772 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6371 | 0.6133 | 0.6683 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6141 | 0.5963 | 0.6412 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador was 0.5963 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6772 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5963 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.