Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 41.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41.3%
Change on year
down 29.2%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
58.4%
in 2021
All-time low
32.2%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 35.1 <$2.15 a day2010: 40.5 <$2.15 a day2011: 45.1 <$2.15 a day2012: 47.3 <$2.15 a day2014: 39.4 <$2.15 a day2015: 33.7 <$2.15 a day2016: 32.2 <$2.15 a day2017: 35.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 41.6 <$2.15 a day2019: 40.5 <$2.15 a day2020: 36.5 <$2.15 a day2021: 58.4 <$2.15 a day2022: 41.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador stood at 41.3%.

That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 58.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2016.

Ecuador ranks 30th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 35.1%
2010 40.5% +15.5%
2011 45.1% +11.2%
2012 47.3% +4.9%
2014 39.4% -16.7%
2015 33.7% -14.3%
2016 32.2% -4.6%
2017 35.5% +10.2%
2018 41.6% +17.3%
2019 40.5% -2.7%
2020 36.5% -9.9%
2021 58.4% +59.9%
2022 41.3% -29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.1% 35.1% 35.1% 1
2010s 39.5% 32.2% 47.3% 9
2020s 45.4% 36.5% 58.4% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 27 Dominican Republic 44.9% compare
  2. 28 El Salvador 44.0% compare
  3. 29 Ukraine 41.4% compare
  4. 31 Pakistan 11.1% compare
  5. 32 Honduras 7.7% compare
  6. 33 Thailand 7.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More work & labour data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador was 41.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Ecuador ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-all-social-assistance-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/ecuador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-all-social-assistance-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/ecuador/">Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap