Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
4.2%
Change on year
up 257.1%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2016
All-time low
1.2%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador, 2008–2022

2468102008201520222008: 2.12010: 2.82011: 3.12012: 3.22014: 42015: 5.92016: 10.32017: 2.52018: 4.92019: 4.82020: 3.62021: 1.22022: 4.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador stood at 4.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 257.1% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 10.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.

That places Ecuador 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.1%
2010 2.8% +34.6%
2011 3.1% +11.0%
2012 3.2% +2.9%
2014 4.0% +26.4%
2015 5.9% +47.7%
2016 10.3% +74.8%
2017 2.5% -76.3%
2018 4.9% +101.7%
2019 4.8% -1.9%
2020 3.6% -24.9%
2021 1.2% -67.3%
2022 4.2% +257.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1
2010s 4.6% 2.5% 10.3% 9
2020s 3.0% 1.2% 4.2% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 23 Panama 6.6% compare
  2. 24 Mexico 5.9% compare
  3. 25 Dominican Republic 5.2% compare
  4. 27 Colombia 2.5% compare
  5. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
  6. 29 Peru 1.8% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Ecuador was 4.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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