Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 4.64 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador stood at 4.64.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador peaked at 28.93 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.98, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24.76 | — |
| 1991 | 28.93 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 19.31 | -33.2% |
| 1996 | 21.24 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 26.35 | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 22.43 | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 18.44 | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 19.4 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 19.54 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.94 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 16.32 | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 16.43 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.62 | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 9.19 | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 12.63 | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 12.36 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.36 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 10.09 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 8.54 | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 7.14 | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 6.95 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3 | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 5.77 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.55 | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 4.07 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 2.98 | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 5.13 | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 5.21 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.64 | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.76 | 24.76 | 24.76 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.65 | 19.31 | 28.93 | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.79 | 9.19 | 20.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.68 | 2.98 | 11.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 | 4.64 | 5.21 | 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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in El Salvador was 4.64 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.93 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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