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Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Ecuador

Ecuador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor was 0.0165 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0165 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
28th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.0662 <$2.15 a day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0165 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022

0.020.030.040.050.060.072008201520222008: 0.066 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.051 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.048 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.048 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.02 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.022 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.059 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.02 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.052 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.027 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.016 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.0165 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.2% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 0.0662 <$2.15 a day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

That places Ecuador 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Ecuador, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.0662 <$2.15 a day —
2010 0.0508 <$2.15 a day -23.3%
2011 0.0478 <$2.15 a day -5.8%
2012 0.0477 <$2.15 a day -0.2%
2014 0.0198 <$2.15 a day -58.5%
2015 0.0222 <$2.15 a day +12.3%
2016 0.059 <$2.15 a day +165.7%
2017 0.0194 <$2.15 a day -67.2%
2018 0.0197 <$2.15 a day +1.6%
2019 0.0188 <$2.15 a day -4.6%
2020 0.0521 <$2.15 a day +177.3%
2021 0.0267 <$2.15 a day -48.8%
2022 0.0165 <$2.15 a day -38.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0662 <$2.15 a day 0.0662 <$2.15 a day 0.0662 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.0339 <$2.15 a day 0.0188 <$2.15 a day 0.059 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0318 <$2.15 a day 0.0165 <$2.15 a day 0.0521 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 25 Peru 0.0255 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 26 Chile 0.0251 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0184 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 29 Mexico 0.0147 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 30 El Salvador 0.0142 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 31 Panama 0.0118 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Ecuador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Ecuador was 0.0165 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0662 <$2.15 a day in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
Ecuador ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. 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 Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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