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

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 17.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.0%
Change on year
up 42.3%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 2016
All-time low
8.6%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

10152025302008201520222008: 14.92010: 20.12011: 232012: 26.12014: 9.92015: 11.42016: 28.72017: 13.92018: 12.62019: 13.42020: 8.62021: 11.92022: 17

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Ecuador stood at 17.0%.

The figure is up 42.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 28.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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) -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 14.9%
2010 20.1% +35.1%
2011 23.0% +14.4%
2012 26.1% +13.5%
2014 9.9% -61.9%
2015 11.4% +14.8%
2016 28.7% +151.9%
2017 13.9% -51.6%
2018 12.6% -9.1%
2019 13.4% +6.3%
2020 8.6% -36.2%
2021 11.9% +39.0%
2022 17.0% +42.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.9% 14.9% 14.9% 1
2010s 17.7% 9.9% 28.7% 9
2020s 12.5% 8.6% 17.0% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 22 Sri Lanka 22.2% compare
  2. 23 Mexico 21.5% compare
  3. 24 Pakistan 21.0% compare
  4. 26 South Africa 13.5% compare
  5. 27 Colombia 11.8% compare
  6. 28 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare

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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 17.0% 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 28.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 25th out of 34 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 down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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