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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap