El Salvador - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in El Salvador was 0.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 11.30 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 10.90 |
| 1991 | 10.40 |
| 1995 | 5.40 |
| 1996 | 5.90 |
| 1998 | 11.30 |
| 1999 | 9.00 |
| 2000 | 5.20 |
| 2001 | 6.10 |
| 2002 | 6.30 |
| 2003 | 7.70 |
| 2004 | 4.90 |
| 2005 | 4.10 |
| 2006 | 2.00 |
| 2007 | 1.10 |
| 2008 | 1.80 |
| 2009 | 1.80 |
| 2010 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | 1.10 |
| 2012 | 1.00 |
| 2013 | 0.80 |
| 2014 | 0.70 |
| 2015 | 0.40 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | 0.40 |
| 2018 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 0.20 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in El Salvador was 1.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.00 in 1991 and a minimum value of 1.40 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 16.50 |
| 1991 | 18.00 |
| 1995 | 11.30 |
| 1996 | 12.30 |
| 1998 | 17.50 |
| 1999 | 14.50 |
| 2000 | 10.60 |
| 2001 | 11.60 |
| 2002 | 11.80 |
| 2003 | 13.10 |
| 2004 | 9.70 |
| 2005 | 9.20 |
| 2006 | 6.40 |
| 2007 | 4.60 |
| 2008 | 6.40 |
| 2009 | 6.20 |
| 2010 | 5.60 |
| 2011 | 4.90 |
| 2012 | 4.20 |
| 2013 | 3.50 |
| 2014 | 3.40 |
| 2015 | 2.50 |
| 2016 | 2.80 |
| 2017 | 2.20 |
| 2018 | 2.00 |
| 2019 | 1.40 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in El Salvador was 6.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.30 in 1991 and a minimum value of 6.50 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 27.20 |
| 1991 | 31.30 |
| 1995 | 23.40 |
| 1996 | 24.60 |
| 1998 | 28.20 |
| 1999 | 25.20 |
| 2000 | 20.80 |
| 2001 | 22.10 |
| 2002 | 22.40 |
| 2003 | 23.40 |
| 2004 | 20.00 |
| 2005 | 19.70 |
| 2006 | 16.80 |
| 2007 | 14.20 |
| 2008 | 17.20 |
| 2009 | 16.90 |
| 2010 | 16.00 |
| 2011 | 15.20 |
| 2012 | 13.80 |
| 2013 | 12.20 |
| 2014 | 11.90 |
| 2015 | 10.30 |
| 2016 | 10.40 |
| 2017 | 9.00 |
| 2018 | 8.10 |
| 2019 | 6.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
