Inequality metrics before tax wid in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inequality metrics before tax wid was 59.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Inequality metrics before tax wid in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 59.63 for inequality metrics before tax wid 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, inequality metrics before tax wid 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.
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 |
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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 inequality metrics before tax wid in El Salvador?
- Inequality metrics before tax wid in El Salvador was 59.63 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality metrics before tax wid recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.72 in 2005.
- What is the lowest inequality metrics before tax wid recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.63 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for inequality metrics before tax wid?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inequality metrics before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality metrics before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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