Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.0% for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in 2022.
That represents a change of up 30.5% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 3.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total social insurance benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +212.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -75.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +30.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador?
- Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador was 1.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.