Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 22.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador, 1989–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador is 22.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador peaked at 60.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 52.4% | — |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 50.4% | 60.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 39.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 22.3% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.0% | 22.7% | 2 |
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 population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in El Salvador was 22.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.