Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in El Salvador
El Salvador: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in El Salvador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in El Salvador is 10.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in El Salvador peaked at 22.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 73rd out of 109 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% before and after tax in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.9% | — |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +86.1% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 18.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.1% | 22.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 15.4% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 34.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,312 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,236 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5611 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in El Salvador?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in El Salvador was 10.7% 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% before and after tax recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.