El Salvador - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in El Salvador was 1.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.90 in 1991 and a minimum value of 1.30 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. 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 | 18.20 |
| 1991 | 20.90 |
| 1995 | 12.70 |
| 1996 | 14.50 |
| 1998 | 20.30 |
| 1999 | 16.50 |
| 2000 | 12.40 |
| 2001 | 13.60 |
| 2002 | 14.10 |
| 2003 | 15.10 |
| 2004 | 11.00 |
| 2005 | 10.60 |
| 2006 | 7.10 |
| 2007 | 4.70 |
| 2008 | 7.00 |
| 2009 | 6.80 |
| 2010 | 5.70 |
| 2011 | 4.70 |
| 2012 | 4.20 |
| 2013 | 3.40 |
| 2014 | 3.10 |
| 2015 | 2.00 |
| 2016 | 2.30 |
| 2017 | 1.90 |
| 2018 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 1.30 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in El Salvador was 5.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.20 in 1991 and a minimum value of 5.70 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. 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 | 31.30 |
| 1991 | 37.20 |
| 1995 | 27.60 |
| 1996 | 29.20 |
| 1998 | 33.10 |
| 1999 | 29.00 |
| 2000 | 24.30 |
| 2001 | 25.90 |
| 2002 | 26.20 |
| 2003 | 27.20 |
| 2004 | 22.90 |
| 2005 | 23.10 |
| 2006 | 19.20 |
| 2007 | 15.30 |
| 2008 | 19.80 |
| 2009 | 19.40 |
| 2010 | 18.30 |
| 2011 | 16.70 |
| 2012 | 14.70 |
| 2013 | 12.70 |
| 2014 | 12.40 |
| 2015 | 10.20 |
| 2016 | 10.70 |
| 2017 | 8.70 |
| 2018 | 8.00 |
| 2019 | 5.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 26.20 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in El Salvador was 22.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.60 in 1991 and a minimum value of 22.30 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. 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 | 52.20 |
| 1991 | 60.60 |
| 1995 | 51.40 |
| 1996 | 53.00 |
| 1998 | 52.50 |
| 1999 | 50.40 |
| 2000 | 45.10 |
| 2001 | 46.90 |
| 2002 | 47.00 |
| 2003 | 47.80 |
| 2004 | 45.60 |
| 2005 | 45.50 |
| 2006 | 42.80 |
| 2007 | 39.60 |
| 2008 | 43.80 |
| 2009 | 43.50 |
| 2010 | 42.10 |
| 2011 | 42.10 |
| 2012 | 39.50 |
| 2013 | 35.60 |
| 2014 | 35.50 |
| 2015 | 32.60 |
| 2016 | 31.40 |
| 2017 | 29.50 |
| 2018 | 26.30 |
| 2019 | 22.30 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
