Gini index in El Salvador

The Gini index for El Salvador was 39.8 (0 to 100) in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1989 to 2023 Source: World Bank
El Salvador, 2023 39.8 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2022 +1.0points 2022: 38.8 (0 to 100)

Gini index in El Salvador over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2001 to 2023
Period El Salvador
2023 39.8 (0 to 100)
2022 38.8 (0 to 100)
2021 39.0 (0 to 100)
2019 38.8 (0 to 100)
2018 38.6 (0 to 100)
2017 38.0 (0 to 100)
2016 40.0 (0 to 100)
2015 40.6 (0 to 100)
2014 41.6 (0 to 100)
2013 43.4 (0 to 100)
2012 41.8 (0 to 100)
2011 42.3 (0 to 100)
2010 43.5 (0 to 100)
2009 45.8 (0 to 100)
2008 46.9 (0 to 100)
2007 45.2 (0 to 100)
2006 45.7 (0 to 100)
2005 48.5 (0 to 100)
2004 47.8 (0 to 100)
2003 50.4 (0 to 100)
2002 51.9 (0 to 100)
2001 51.3 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 points from 38.8 (0 to 100) in 2022.
  • Since 2012, when it was 41.8 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −2.0 points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1989 to 2023 for El Salvador
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform