Adequacy of social insurance programs in Ecuador
Ecuador: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 34.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of social insurance programs in Ecuador stood at 34.4%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Ecuador peaked at 41.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 23rd of 32 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 social insurance programs in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | 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 39.9%, 86% of the median. (21 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 social insurance programs 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +154.8% | 14.2% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Ecuador?
- Adequacy of social insurance programs in Ecuador was 34.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social insurance programs 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: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.