Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 29.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net 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 safety net benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador is 29.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 35.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.6% | — |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +18.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 29.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 29.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 26.9% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 19.3% | 29.7% | 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Ecuador was 29.7% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.