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

Ecuador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 28.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
28.1%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
2nd
of 39 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2018
All-time low
24.0%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 26.82010: 24.52011: 26.72012: 24.22014: 24.32015: 24.52016: 242017: 24.22018: 29.62019: 29.22020: 24.92021: 29.32022: 28.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 28.1% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Ecuador peaked at 29.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2016.

Ecuador ranks 2nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Protection and Labor in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 26.8%
2010 24.5% -8.8%
2011 26.7% +9.2%
2012 24.2% -9.5%
2014 24.3% +0.5%
2015 24.5% +0.8%
2016 24.0% -2.1%
2017 24.2% +1.0%
2018 29.6% +22.2%
2019 29.2% -1.5%
2020 24.9% -14.5%
2021 29.3% +17.7%
2022 28.1% -4.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 28.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 28.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.8% 26.8% 26.8% 1
2010s 25.7% 24.0% 29.6% 9
2020s 27.4% 24.9% 29.3% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 1 Honduras 31.4% compare
  2. 3 Sri Lanka 27.1% compare
  3. 4 Paraguay 26.9% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 26.7% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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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 28.1% 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 29.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
Ecuador ranks 2nd 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 16.2%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population