Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 14.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 14.8% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador peaked at 26.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 55th 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.2% | — |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +69.5% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +46.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.9% | 26.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.8% | 21.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 53 Poland 15.1% compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 14.9% compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 14.7% compare
- 57 Burundi 14.5% compare
- 58 Romania 14.5% compare
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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in El Salvador was 14.8% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.