Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 26.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.9%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
26.9%
in 2022
All-time low
15.9%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Ecuador, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 21.42010: 22.52011: 25.12012: 21.92014: 16.42015: 16.82016: 17.42017: 15.92018: 20.12019: 23.42020: 21.62021: 26.22022: 26.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ecuador is 26.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ecuador peaked at 26.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2017.

Ecuador ranks 14th of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 21.4%
2010 22.5% +5.3%
2011 25.1% +11.5%
2012 21.9% -12.8%
2014 16.4% -25.1%
2015 16.8% +2.7%
2016 17.4% +3.1%
2017 15.9% -8.2%
2018 20.1% +26.1%
2019 23.4% +16.4%
2020 21.6% -7.5%
2021 26.2% +20.8%
2022 26.9% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 1
2010s 20.0% 15.9% 25.1% 9
2020s 24.9% 21.6% 26.9% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 11 Peru 27.8% compare
  2. 12 Mexico 27.6% compare
  3. 13 Viet Nam 27.1% compare
  4. 15 Costa Rica 24.6% compare
  5. 16 Armenia 23.6% compare
  6. 17 Paraguay 23.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ecuador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Ecuador was 26.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2017.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Ecuador ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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