Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 19.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.3%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2016
All-time low
13.4%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 142010: 17.52011: 19.82012: 192014: 18.52015: 19.92016: 23.22017: 20.82018: 22.82019: 22.22020: 13.42021: 202022: 19.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 19.3% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador peaked at 23.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 14.0%
2010 17.5% +24.5%
2011 19.8% +13.1%
2012 19.0% -3.9%
2014 18.5% -2.8%
2015 19.9% +7.9%
2016 23.2% +16.3%
2017 20.8% -10.1%
2018 22.8% +9.4%
2019 22.2% -2.3%
2020 13.4% -39.8%
2021 20.0% +49.4%
2022 19.3% -3.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 19.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 19.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.0% 14.0% 14.0% 1
2010s 20.4% 17.5% 23.2% 9
2020s 17.6% 13.4% 20.0% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Costa Rica 26.4% compare
  2. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 20.9% compare
  3. 23 Mexico 20.6% compare
  4. 25 Sri Lanka 18.2% compare
  5. 26 Panama 17.9% compare
  6. 27 Pakistan 17.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador was 19.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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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