Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 17.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.5%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2012
All-time low
9.6%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Ecuador, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 15.92010: 18.72011: 18.62012: 20.72014: 112015: 10.72016: 18.62017: 11.92018: 11.42019: 10.72020: 9.62021: 18.82022: 17.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 17.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2022.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador peaked at 20.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 15.9%
2010 18.7% +17.5%
2011 18.6% -0.2%
2012 20.7% +11.3%
2014 11.0% -47.1%
2015 10.7% -2.6%
2016 18.6% +73.8%
2017 11.9% -36.0%
2018 11.4% -4.1%
2019 10.7% -6.0%
2020 9.6% -10.5%
2021 18.8% +95.9%
2022 17.5% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.9% 15.9% 15.9% 1
2010s 14.7% 10.7% 20.7% 9
2020s 15.3% 9.6% 18.8% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Costa Rica 28.1% compare
  2. 22 Mexico 26.9% compare
  3. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.4% compare
  4. 25 Dominican Republic 17.4% compare
  5. 26 Thailand 17.1% compare
  6. 27 Sri Lanka 14.4% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador was 17.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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