Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador

Ecuador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 0.0639 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0639 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 33.1%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.1654 <$2.15 a day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0639 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022

00.050.10.152008201520222008: 0.165 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.132 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.133 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.128 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.064 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.08 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.154 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.081 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.093 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.084 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.099 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.096 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.064 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.0639 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 0.1654 <$2.15 a day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

Ecuador ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.1654 <$2.15 a day
2010 0.1317 <$2.15 a day -20.4%
2011 0.1331 <$2.15 a day +1.0%
2012 0.1282 <$2.15 a day -3.6%
2014 0.0639 <$2.15 a day -50.1%
2015 0.0799 <$2.15 a day +24.9%
2016 0.1544 <$2.15 a day +93.3%
2017 0.0812 <$2.15 a day -47.4%
2018 0.0931 <$2.15 a day +14.6%
2019 0.0839 <$2.15 a day -9.8%
2020 0.0992 <$2.15 a day +18.1%
2021 0.0955 <$2.15 a day -3.7%
2022 0.0639 <$2.15 a day -33.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1654 <$2.15 a day 0.1654 <$2.15 a day 0.1654 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.1055 <$2.15 a day 0.0639 <$2.15 a day 0.1544 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0862 <$2.15 a day 0.0639 <$2.15 a day 0.0992 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 10 Colombia 0.0765 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 11 Serbia 0.0748 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 12 Sri Lanka 0.0727 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 14 Peru 0.0573 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.0566 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 16 Viet Nam 0.0441 <$2.15 a day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador was 0.0639 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1654 <$2.15 a day in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Ecuador ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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