Poverty share on less than 30 per day in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 90.46 in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
90.46
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
57th
of 120 countries
All-time high
96.79
in 1989
All-time low
90.46
in 2023
Years of data
29
1989β2023
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in El Salvador, 1989β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty share on less than 30 per day in El Salvador stood at 90.46. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in El Salvador peaked at 96.79 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 90.46, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.79 | 96.79 | 96.79 | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.5 | 94.63 | 96.45 | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.49 | 93.3 | 95.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.93 | 92.7 | 95.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.77 | 90.46 | 92.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 54 Palestine, State of 91.87 compare
- 55 Vietnam 90.81 compare
- 56 South Africa 90.78 compare
- 58 Jordan 89.47 compare
- 59 China, People's Republic of 89.01 compare
- 60 Bhutan 88.69 compare
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in El Salvador?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in El Salvador was 90.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.79 in 1989.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.46 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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