Income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador
El Salvador: Income share held by fourth 20% was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador is 22.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador peaked at 22.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 22.6% | — |
| 1991 | 20.1% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 20.1% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.362 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in El Salvador was 22.4% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.