Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 15.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 15.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in 2022.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 41.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.1% | — |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +60.1% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +144.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -59.4% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -37.7% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 17.0% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 23 Panama 35.3% compare
- 24 Mexico 32.3% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
- 27 South Africa 12.6% compare
- 28 Colombia 12.4% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Ecuador?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Ecuador was 15.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
- Ecuador ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap