Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador

Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 34.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
34.4%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2016
All-time low
14.2%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

102030402008201520222008: 34.22010: 36.92011: 40.52012: 402014: 29.92015: 31.12016: 41.82017: 322018: 34.32019: 34.82020: 14.22021: 36.12022: 34.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador stood at 34.4%.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador peaked at 41.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 23rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 34.2% —
2010 36.9% +7.9%
2011 40.5% +9.6%
2012 40.0% -1.2%
2014 29.9% -25.2%
2015 31.1% +3.9%
2016 41.8% +34.5%
2017 32.0% -23.4%
2018 34.3% +7.3%
2019 34.8% +1.3%
2020 14.2% -59.3%
2021 36.1% +154.8%
2022 34.4% -4.8%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 34.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 34.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.3%, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +154.8% 14.2% 36.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.2% 34.2% 34.2% 1
2010s 35.7% 29.9% 41.8% 9
2020s 28.2% 14.2% 36.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 20 Armenia 37.5% compare
  2. 21 Mexico 35.8% compare
  3. 22 Dominican Republic 35.3% compare
  4. 24 Sri Lanka 33.6% compare
  5. 25 Paraguay 33.5% compare
  6. 26 Panama 31.3% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador was 34.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
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