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

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 27.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.3%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2016
All-time low
17.2%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 24.12010: 32.52011: 30.22012: 27.32014: 22.92015: 23.82016: 34.22017: 23.92018: 26.72019: 28.42020: 17.22021: 292022: 27.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador is 27.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Ecuador peaked at 34.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 23rd out of 36 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 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 -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 24.1%
2010 32.5% +34.9%
2011 30.2% -7.2%
2012 27.3% -9.6%
2014 22.9% -16.2%
2015 23.8% +3.9%
2016 34.2% +44.1%
2017 23.9% -30.2%
2018 26.7% +11.9%
2019 28.4% +6.2%
2020 17.2% -39.3%
2021 29.0% +68.3%
2022 27.3% -6.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 27.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.1%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 27.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.0%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.1% 24.1% 24.1% 1
2010s 27.8% 22.9% 34.2% 9
2020s 24.5% 17.2% 29.0% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 20 Kosovo 28.7% compare
  2. 20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 28.7% compare
  3. 22 Colombia 27.7% compare
  4. 24 Mongolia 26.3% compare
  5. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 26.3% compare
  6. 26 Mexico 24.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

More work & labour data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

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 27.3% 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 34.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Ecuador ranks 23rd 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 down 0.1%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-4th-quintile-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-urban/ecuador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-4th-quintile-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-urban/ecuador/">Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Ecuador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group