Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 31.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
31.4%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
25th
of 37 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2012
All-time low
20.5%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Ecuador, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 28.1 poorest2010: 32.1 poorest2011: 31.9 poorest2012: 34.6 poorest2014: 20.5 poorest2015: 20.9 poorest2016: 31.8 poorest2017: 21.1 poorest2018: 23.5 poorest2019: 25.8 poorest2020: 24.5 poorest2021: 30.2 poorest2022: 31.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ecuador is 31.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ecuador peaked at 34.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 25th out of 37 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 28.1%
2010 32.1% +14.1%
2011 31.9% -0.7%
2012 34.6% +8.5%
2014 20.5% -40.9%
2015 20.9% +2.3%
2016 31.8% +51.8%
2017 21.1% -33.7%
2018 23.5% +11.7%
2019 25.8% +9.6%
2020 24.5% -5.0%
2021 30.2% +23.4%
2022 31.4% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.1% 28.1% 28.1% 1
2010s 26.9% 20.5% 34.6% 9
2020s 28.7% 24.5% 31.4% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 22 Mexico 40.0% compare
  2. 23 Sri Lanka 37.0% compare
  3. 24 Thailand 34.3% compare
  4. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.2% compare
  5. 27 Dominican Republic 27.0% compare
  6. 28 Indonesia 27.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Ecuador was 31.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Ecuador ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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