Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ecuador
Ecuador: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 14.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of social safety net programs in Ecuador stood at 14.8%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Ecuador peaked at 15.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2012.
Ecuador ranks 12th of 35 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 social safety net programs in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.5% | — |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -4.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 14.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 14.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 16.9% compare
- 10 Chile 16.8% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 15.0% compare
- 13 Romania 14.6% compare
- 14 Belarus 13.4% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 13.2% compare
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Ecuador?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Ecuador was 14.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Ecuador ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.