Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 20.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.9%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2021
All-time low
10.8%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 10.92010: 11.52011: 12.62012: 10.82014: 13.62015: 13.52016: 14.32017: 13.52018: 16.92019: 21.52020: 18.72021: 22.42022: 20.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador stood at 20.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador peaked at 22.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2012.

That places Ecuador 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.9%
2010 11.5% +5.5%
2011 12.6% +9.7%
2012 10.8% -14.4%
2014 13.6% +26.0%
2015 13.5% -1.0%
2016 14.3% +5.7%
2017 13.5% -5.1%
2018 16.9% +24.9%
2019 21.5% +27.4%
2020 18.7% -13.2%
2021 22.4% +19.9%
2022 20.9% -6.6%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 20.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 10.9% 10.9% 1
2010s 14.2% 10.8% 21.5% 9
2020s 20.7% 18.7% 22.4% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Pakistan 21.8% compare
  2. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 21.4% compare
  3. 23 Panama 21.1% compare
  4. 25 Mexico 18.8% compare
  5. 26 Sri Lanka 17.1% compare
  6. 27 Viet Nam 14.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador was 20.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 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