Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social in Ecuador

Ecuador: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social was 9.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.5%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2017
All-time low
9.5%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2011–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social in Ecuador, 2011–2022

051015202011201620222011: 11.3 preT2012: 14.6 preT2014: 14.3 preT2015: 14.6 preT2017: 22.3 preT2018: 15.3 preT2019: 20.1 preT2020: 15.7 preT2021: 9.8 preT2022: 9.5 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 9.5% for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social in Ecuador peaked at 22.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2022.

That places Ecuador 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) in Ecuador, 2011 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2011 11.3%
2012 14.6% +29.0%
2014 14.3% -2.5%
2015 14.6% +2.7%
2017 22.3% +52.2%
2018 15.3% -31.5%
2019 20.1% +31.4%
2020 15.7% -21.9%
2021 9.8% -37.4%
2022 9.5% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.1% 11.3% 22.3% 7
2020s 11.7% 9.5% 15.7% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 13 Russian Federation 10.4% compare
  2. 14 Chile 9.9% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 9.6% compare
  4. 17 Colombia 9.5% compare
  5. 18 Sri Lanka 8.3% compare
  6. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.3% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social in Ecuador?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social in Ecuador was 9.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social?
Ecuador ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 221 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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