Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 11.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 11.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 19.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.7% | — |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +58.9% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.9% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 11.7% | 19.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 16 Costa Rica 13.6% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 13.3% compare
- 18 Argentina 11.8% compare
- 20 Peru 11.1% compare
- 21 Paraguay 10.4% compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 10.3% 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Ecuador?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Ecuador was 11.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount