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

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 29.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.5%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2022
All-time low
18.2%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 22.52010: 24.32011: 272012: 23.82014: 18.62015: 19.92016: 21.82017: 18.22018: 232019: 25.92020: 23.82021: 28.82022: 29.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador is 29.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador peaked at 29.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2017.

Ecuador ranks 23rd of 36 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 Protection and Labor in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.5%
2010 24.3% +7.6%
2011 27.0% +11.3%
2012 23.8% -11.7%
2014 18.6% -22.1%
2015 19.9% +7.4%
2016 21.8% +9.2%
2017 18.2% -16.4%
2018 23.0% +26.2%
2019 25.9% +12.5%
2020 23.8% -7.8%
2021 28.8% +20.9%
2022 29.5% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.5% 22.5% 22.5% 1
2010s 22.5% 18.2% 27.0% 9
2020s 27.4% 23.8% 29.5% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.9% compare
  2. 21 Viet Nam 31.8% compare
  3. 22 Mexico 31.5% compare
  4. 24 Peru 28.7% compare
  5. 25 Paraguay 23.7% compare
  6. 26 Dominican Republic 21.1% 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 29.5% 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 29.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2017.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Ecuador ranks 23rd 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 up 23.7%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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