Gender wage gap in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gender wage gap was -9.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gender wage gap in Ecuador stood at -9.1%.
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 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.
Gender wage gap in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 19.9% | — |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -43.3% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +38.0% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +38.0% |
| 2013 | -7.2% | -133.7% |
| 2014 | -8.2% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | -6.1% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | -8.1% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | -7.3% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | -8.3% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | -10.0% | +20.4% |
| 2021 | -11.6% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | -6.3% | -46.2% |
| 2023 | -8.7% | +39.3% |
| 2024 | -8.3% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | -9.1% | +10.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -9.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (19 countries reporting)
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
- 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 gender wage gap in Ecuador?
- Gender wage gap 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 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.6% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for gender wage gap?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap 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. 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.