Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -9.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -9.1% for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Ecuador peaked at 21.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -11.6%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 62nd out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 11.3% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | -7.9% | -10.0% | -6.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | -8.8% | -11.6% | -6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 59 Jamaica -6.2% compare
- 60 Costa Rica -6.3% compare
- 61 El Salvador -7.1% compare
- 63 Belize -11.2% compare
- 64 Panama -11.8% compare
- 65 Philippines -12.7% compare
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Ecuador?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Ecuador was -9.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.6% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.