El Salvador - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in El Salvador was 16.94 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.30 in 1991 and a minimum value of 13.40 in 2007.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 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 more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 24.74 |
| 1991 | 29.30 |
| 1995 | 19.55 |
| 1996 | 21.69 |
| 1998 | 26.56 |
| 1999 | 22.68 |
| 2001 | 23.02 |
| 2002 | 23.70 |
| 2003 | 21.94 |
| 2004 | 19.21 |
| 2005 | 20.49 |
| 2006 | 13.78 |
| 2007 | 13.40 |
| 2008 | 14.03 |
| 2009 | 16.94 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in El Salvador was 8.97 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.38 in 1998 and a minimum value of 5.32 in 2006.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 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 more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.24 |
| 1991 | 17.10 |
| 1995 | 9.96 |
| 1996 | 11.50 |
| 1998 | 17.38 |
| 1999 | 13.81 |
| 2001 | 14.40 |
| 2002 | 14.75 |
| 2003 | 13.30 |
| 2004 | 11.49 |
| 2005 | 11.57 |
| 2006 | 5.32 |
| 2007 | 6.58 |
| 2008 | 5.44 |
| 2009 | 8.97 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in El Salvador was 37.80 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.70 in 1991 and a minimum value of 30.70 in 2006.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.70 |
| 1992 | 58.70 |
| 1993 | 57.50 |
| 1994 | 52.40 |
| 1995 | 47.50 |
| 1996 | 51.70 |
| 1997 | 48.10 |
| 1998 | 44.60 |
| 1999 | 41.30 |
| 2000 | 38.80 |
| 2001 | 38.80 |
| 2002 | 36.80 |
| 2003 | 36.10 |
| 2004 | 34.60 |
| 2005 | 35.10 |
| 2006 | 30.70 |
| 2007 | 34.60 |
| 2008 | 39.90 |
| 2009 | 37.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) in El Salvador was 46.50 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.10 in 1991 and a minimum value of 35.80 in 2006.
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.10 |
| 1992 | 65.10 |
| 1993 | 65.30 |
| 1994 | 64.60 |
| 1995 | 58.20 |
| 1996 | 64.80 |
| 1997 | 61.60 |
| 1998 | 58.70 |
| 1999 | 55.40 |
| 2000 | 53.70 |
| 2001 | 51.60 |
| 2002 | 49.20 |
| 2003 | 46.20 |
| 2004 | 43.70 |
| 2005 | 42.40 |
| 2006 | 35.80 |
| 2007 | 43.80 |
| 2008 | 49.00 |
| 2009 | 46.50 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population) in El Salvador was 33.30 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.80 in 1991 and a minimum value of 27.70 in 2006.
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.80 |
| 1992 | 52.90 |
| 1993 | 50.40 |
| 1994 | 43.80 |
| 1995 | 40.00 |
| 1996 | 42.40 |
| 1997 | 38.70 |
| 1998 | 36.00 |
| 1999 | 32.80 |
| 2000 | 29.90 |
| 2001 | 31.30 |
| 2002 | 29.50 |
| 2003 | 30.00 |
| 2004 | 29.20 |
| 2005 | 31.00 |
| 2006 | 27.70 |
| 2007 | 29.80 |
| 2008 | 35.70 |
| 2009 | 33.30 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
