Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 32.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
32.5%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
46.9%
in 2011
All-time low
24.2%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 39.62010: 38.42011: 46.92012: 38.12014: 24.22015: 24.62016: 40.72017: 24.32018: 29.22019: 29.42020: 24.82021: 29.32022: 32.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 32.5% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador peaked at 46.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 39.6%
2010 38.4% -3.0%
2011 46.9% +22.3%
2012 38.1% -18.7%
2014 24.2% -36.5%
2015 24.6% +1.5%
2016 40.7% +65.5%
2017 24.3% -40.2%
2018 29.2% +20.2%
2019 29.4% +0.5%
2020 24.8% -15.7%
2021 29.3% +18.6%
2022 32.5% +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.6% 39.6% 39.6% 1
2010s 32.9% 24.2% 46.9% 9
2020s 28.9% 24.8% 32.5% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 26 Paraguay 33.1% compare
  2. 27 Kosovo 32.6% compare
  3. 27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 32.6% compare
  4. 30 Panama 29.2% compare
  5. 31 Mexico 28.7% compare
  6. 32 Peru 25.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador was 32.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Ecuador ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group