Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 49.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
49.4%
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
49.4%
in 2022
All-time low
21.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 21.8 <$2.15 a day2010: 33.3 <$2.15 a day2011: 32.4 <$2.15 a day2012: 33.1 <$2.15 a day2014: 40 <$2.15 a day2015: 41.8 <$2.15 a day2016: 47.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 43.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 43.4 <$2.15 a day2019: 43.5 <$2.15 a day2020: 32.4 <$2.15 a day2021: 40.2 <$2.15 a day2022: 49.4 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 49.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 49.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2008.

Ecuador ranks 22nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 21.8%
2010 33.3% +52.7%
2011 32.4% -2.7%
2012 33.1% +2.3%
2014 40.0% +20.6%
2015 41.8% +4.6%
2016 47.3% +13.2%
2017 43.5% -8.1%
2018 43.4% -0.1%
2019 43.5% +0.2%
2020 32.4% -25.5%
2021 40.2% +24.1%
2022 49.4% +23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.8% 21.8% 21.8% 1
2010s 39.8% 32.4% 47.3% 9
2020s 40.7% 32.4% 49.4% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 19 Paraguay 62.0% compare
  2. 20 Argentina 56.7% compare
  3. 21 Mexico 52.9% compare
  4. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 42.5% compare
  5. 24 Panama 35.7% compare
  6. 25 Colombia 31.8% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Ecuador was 49.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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