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

Latest (2022)
15.8%
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
41.9%
in 2016
All-time low
11.0%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

102030402008201520222008: 14.1 <$2.15 a day2010: 22.6 <$2.15 a day2011: 27.8 <$2.15 a day2012: 30 <$2.15 a day2014: 17.3 <$2.15 a day2015: 17.1 <$2.15 a day2016: 41.9 <$2.15 a day2017: 17 <$2.15 a day2018: 22.6 <$2.15 a day2019: 17.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 11 <$2.15 a day2021: 14.2 <$2.15 a day2022: 15.8 <$2.15 a day

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Panama 35.3% compare
  2. 24 Mexico 32.3% compare
  3. 25 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
  4. 27 South Africa 12.6% compare
  5. 28 Colombia 12.4% compare
  6. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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