Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 23.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
23.1%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2016
All-time low
19.8%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 23.52010: 25.12011: 25.52012: 23.72014: 20.52015: 20.42016: 26.32017: 19.82018: 21.22019: 22.42020: 21.42021: 23.82022: 23.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador stood at 23.1%.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador peaked at 26.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2017.

That places Ecuador 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 23.5%
2010 25.1% +6.9%
2011 25.5% +1.5%
2012 23.7% -7.0%
2014 20.5% -13.4%
2015 20.4% -0.5%
2016 26.3% +28.5%
2017 19.8% -24.6%
2018 21.2% +7.0%
2019 22.4% +5.8%
2020 21.4% -4.3%
2021 23.8% +11.0%
2022 23.1% -2.9%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 23.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 23.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.9%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.5% 23.5% 23.5% 1
2010s 22.8% 19.8% 26.3% 9
2020s 22.8% 21.4% 23.8% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 13 Argentina 24.6% compare
  2. 14 Mexico 24.6% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 24.4% compare
  4. 17 Mongolia 22.8% compare
  5. 18 Republic of Moldova 21.6% compare
  6. 19 Chile 19.9% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador was 23.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2017.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Ecuador ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group