Poverty and Equity Assessment for El Salvador 2024 - Report on Improving Lives and Livelihoods

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Poverty and Equity Assessment for El Salvador 2024 examines poverty reduction progress and the shifts shaping current poverty dynamics across economic and social dimensions. It analyzes labor conditions, productivity constraints, and human capital challenges affecting better jobs, then evaluates household livelihoods beyond work, including the role of private transfers, remittances, and domestic transfers, alongside social protection efficiency. The assessment also links poverty vulnerability to climate risks, highlighting food and water shortfalls and resilience needs.

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Executive summary

Chapter 1: Dimensions of poverty and equity in El Salvador

Two decades of poverty reduction, and new tendencies

The ticket out of poverty and hereditary opportunities

Poverty from a multidimensional perspective

Chapter 2: Without work there is no prosperity

The importance and precariousness of labor

Low productivity, weak labor markets

The challenge with human capital for better jobs

Chapter 3: Beyond work, what do Salvadorans live on?

The importance of private transfers on households’ budgets

Remittances and domestic transfers: a relief with a hidden side

Social protection with limited spending and targeting

Chapter 4: Poverty and climate change

The poor as the most vulnerable

The poorest’ tables are lacking food and water

Improving the households’ resilience to natural disasters

Chapter 5: How to improve well-being for all?

Income Generation

Access to quality services

Social protection to mitigate shocks and build resilience

Public Disc losPublicureDisclosureAuthorizedAuthorized Public PublicDisclosureDisclosureAuthorizedAuthorized PublicPublicDisclosureDisclosureAuthorizedAuthorized PublicPublicDisclosureDisclosureAuthorizedAuthorized Improving lives and livelihoods Poverty and Equity Assessment for El Salvador 2024 © 2024, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Bank 1818 H Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20433, United States of America Telephone: (202) 473-1000 [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org) In [Spanish: www.bancomundial.org](Spanish: www.bancomundial.org) Email: [feedback@worldbank.org](feedback@worldbank.org) Rights Reserved This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication. Rights and Permissions. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank encourages the dissemination of its work andwill normally grant permission to reproduce portions of this work promptly, provided the sources are acknowledged. Concept and Cover Design Luis Chumpitazi Llave-Lingo Interior Design and Typesetting Luis Chumpitazi Llave, Meyci Laurel-Lingo Improving lives and livelihoods Poverty and Equity Assessment for El Salvador 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS Gratitude 7 Acronyms 8 Executive summary 10 Chapter 1: Dimensions of poverty and equity in El Salvador 1.1 Two decades of poverty reduction, and new tendencies 1.2 The ticket out of poverty and hereditary opportunities 1.3 Poverty from a multidimensional perspective Chapter 2: Without work there is no prosperity 2.1 The importance and precariousness of labor 2.2 Low productivity, weak labor markets 2.3 The challenge with human capital for better jobs Chapter 3: Beyond work, what do Salvadorans live on? 3.1 The importance of private transfers on households’ budgets 3.2 Remittances and domestic transfers: a relief with a hidden side 3.3 Social protection with limited spending and targeting Chapter 4: Poverty and climate change 4.1 The poor as the most vulnerable 4.2 The poorest’ tables are lacking food and water 4.3 Improving the households’ resilience to natural disasters Chapter 5: How to improve well-being for all? 5.1 Income Generation 5.2 Access to quality services 5.3 Social protection to mitigate shocks and build resilience 16 34 46 60 70 | Appendix. Comparing international and official poverty in El Salvador | 82 | | --- | --- | References 86 Figures, Tablesand Boxes Figure 1. Structure of policy options. 13 Figure 2. Trends in poverty headcount and official poverty lines, 2000-2023. 19 Figure 3. GDP per capita (constant 2021 PPP) and poverty US 6.85 2017 PPP evolution, 2000-2022. 20 Figure 4. Growth-Distribution decomposition of official poverty changes (2000-2023) . 21 Figure 5. Growth incidence curve, 2000, 2009, 2019 & 2023. 22 Figure 6. Sources of monthly income (PPP 2017) for poorest households, 2019-2023. 23-24 Figure 7. Gender gap in official poverty, by age, 2000 and 2023. 25 Figure 8. Geographic distribution of poverty by municipality, 2019. 26 Figure 9. Inequality evolution. Latin America, 2000-2023 27 Figure 10. Structure of the Poverty Assessment for El Salvador 2024. 33 Figure 11. Sources of monthly household income, by area of residence and poverty status, 2023. 37 Figure 12. Characterization of the working-age population (thousands), 2023. 38 Figure 13. Labor stability, adequacy, and security along the income distribution, 2023. 39 Figure 14. Schooling premium by type of employment, 2009, 2019 and 2023. 44 Figure 15. Sources of non-labor monthly household income b

FAQs

What key dimensions of poverty and equity does the assessment cover for El Salvador 2024?

It reviews poverty reduction trends over two decades, hereditary opportunities, and poverty through a multidimensional lens to explain how deprivation patterns evolve.

How does the report characterize work and labor conditions in relation to prosperity?

It highlights the precariousness and importance of labor, the constraints from low productivity and weak labor markets, and human capital challenges that limit access to better jobs.

What livelihood supports beyond work are analyzed, and what limitations are discussed?

The assessment examines private transfers, remittances and domestic transfers, and social protection that faces limited spending and targeting, including a hidden side to transfers.

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