Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 40.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 40.0% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in El Salvador peaked at 76.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 71.9% | — |
| 1991 | 76.5% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 69.9% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 67.5% | 76.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 63.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 45.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 40.0% | 43.5% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in El Salvador?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in El Salvador was 40.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.