Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): El Salvador
4.636839404702187% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 29 years from 1989 to 2023 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.636839404702187 |
| 2022 | 5.206789076328278 |
| 2021 | 5.130908265709877 |
| 2019 | 2.9840348288416862 |
| 2018 | 4.067107662558556 |
| 2017 | 4.550999402999878 |
| 2016 | 5.774856358766556 |
| 2015 | 5.301443487405777 |
| 2014 | 6.953331083059311 |
| 2013 | 7.141387462615967 |
| 2012 | 8.544308692216873 |
| 2011 | 10.093274712562561 |
| 2010 | 11.360518634319305 |
| 2009 | 12.356539815664291 |
| 2008 | 12.627856433391571 |
| 2007 | 9.190637618303299 |
| 2006 | 12.618882954120636 |
| 2005 | 16.431662440299988 |
| 2004 | 16.315171122550964 |
| 2003 | 20.941367745399475 |
| 2002 | 19.535629451274872 |
| 2001 | 19.400213658809662 |
| 2000 | 18.444018065929413 |
| 1999 | 22.4332258105278 |
| 1998 | 26.348376274108887 |
| 1996 | 21.244850754737854 |
| 1995 | 19.31421309709549 |
| 1991 | 28.933972120285034 |
| 1989 | 24.759000539779663 |