Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador

Ecuador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 43.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
43.3%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
8th
of 39 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 2018
All-time low
26.8%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 32.42010: 28.72011: 322012: 27.82014: 27.32015: 28.12016: 26.82017: 27.92018: 46.52019: 43.52020: 36.22021: 44.82022: 43.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador stood at 43.3%.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador peaked at 46.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2016.

Ecuador ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 32.4%
2010 28.7% -11.5%
2011 32.0% +11.7%
2012 27.8% -13.1%
2014 27.3% -1.9%
2015 28.1% +2.9%
2016 26.8% -4.5%
2017 27.9% +4.2%
2018 46.5% +66.5%
2019 43.5% -6.5%
2020 36.2% -16.8%
2021 44.8% +23.6%
2022 43.3% -3.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 43.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.9%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 43.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.4% 32.4% 32.4% 1
2010s 32.1% 26.8% 46.5% 9
2020s 41.4% 36.2% 44.8% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 5 Brazil 46.1% compare
  2. 6 Sri Lanka 44.7% compare
  3. 7 Albania 44.6% compare
  4. 9 Argentina 41.5% compare
  5. 10 Kyrgyzstan 39.1% compare
  6. 11 Colombia 37.6% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More work & labour data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Ecuador was 43.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Ecuador ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-all-social-assistance-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/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-all-social-assistance-urban/ecuador/">Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Ecuador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population