Three metrics of inequality in El Salvador
El Salvador: Three metrics of inequality was 59.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Three metrics of inequality in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 59.63 for three metrics of inequality in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in El Salvador peaked at 67.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59.63, 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.
Three metrics of inequality in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67.25 | — |
| 2002 | 67.08 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.65 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 65.98 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.72 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 65.33 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 66.15 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.85 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 66.83 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 66.59 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.13 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 64.98 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 61.33 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 61.36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.64 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.12 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 60.47 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 59.63 | -1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 59.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.98, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 59.63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.35, 91% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.45 | 65.33 | 67.72 | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.71 | 61.33 | 66.83 | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.41 | 59.63 | 64.12 | 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 three metrics of inequality in El Salvador?
- Three metrics of inequality in El Salvador was 59.63 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.72 in 2005.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.63 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for three metrics of inequality?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality 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 Three metrics of inequality. 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.