Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador stood at 33.9%.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 43.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22.9% | — |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +104.2% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 22.4% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 21.3% | 43.6% | 3 |
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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 -extreme poor in Ecuador?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Ecuador was 33.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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