Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 6.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.1%
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 2022
All-time low
3.3%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador, 2008–2022

02462008201520222008: 3.4 preT2010: 3.9 preT2011: 3.5 preT2012: 3.3 preT2014: 4 preT2015: 4.1 preT2016: 3.9 preT2017: 4.2 preT2018: 4.4 preT2019: 6 preT2020: 5.8 preT2021: 5.1 preT2022: 6.1 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Ecuador stood at 6.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Ecuador peaked at 6.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.

That places Ecuador 11th out of 35 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 3.4%
2010 3.9% +16.8%
2011 3.5% -10.5%
2012 3.3% -5.9%
2014 4.0% +22.2%
2015 4.1% +1.1%
2016 3.9% -4.4%
2017 4.2% +7.3%
2018 4.4% +3.8%
2019 6.0% +38.1%
2020 5.8% -2.8%
2021 5.1% -12.5%
2022 6.1% +19.2%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 6.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 6.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 1
2010s 4.2% 3.3% 6.0% 9
2020s 5.7% 5.1% 6.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 8 Poland 8.0% compare
  2. 9 Armenia 7.4% compare
  3. 10 Chile 6.7% compare
  4. 12 Romania 5.7% compare
  5. 13 Republic of Moldova 5.6% compare
  6. 14 Belarus 4.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Ecuador?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Ecuador was 6.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
Ecuador ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 347 data points, 2004–2023
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