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

Latest (2022)
11.7%
Change on year
down 38.7%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
19.1%
in 2021
All-time low
6.9%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 12.7 poorest2010: 13.7 poorest2011: 12.1 poorest2012: 13.7 poorest2014: 7.9 poorest2015: 8.5 poorest2016: 6.9 poorest2017: 7.7 poorest2018: 8.4 poorest2019: 9.8 poorest2020: 15.5 poorest2021: 19.1 poorest2022: 11.7 poorest

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Costa Rica 13.6% compare
  2. 17 Dominican Republic 13.3% compare
  3. 18 Argentina 11.8% compare
  4. 20 Peru 11.1% compare
  5. 21 Paraguay 10.4% compare
  6. 22 Kyrgyzstan 10.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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