Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Ecuador

Ecuador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory was 3.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.4%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2016
All-time low
3.3%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Ecuador, 2008–2022

024682008201520222008: 5.72010: 4.82011: 5.42012: 6.32014: 6.92015: 7.82016: 8.42017: 6.32018: 6.12019: 6.32020: 52021: 3.32022: 3.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Ecuador is 3.4%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Ecuador peaked at 8.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2021.

That places Ecuador 31st out of 37 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.

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.7%
2010 4.8% -17.0%
2011 5.4% +14.1%
2012 6.3% +15.3%
2014 6.9% +10.9%
2015 7.8% +11.8%
2016 8.4% +8.0%
2017 6.3% -25.0%
2018 6.1% -3.5%
2019 6.3% +4.0%
2020 5.0% -21.6%
2021 3.3% -32.9%
2022 3.4% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 1
2010s 6.5% 4.8% 8.4% 9
2020s 3.9% 3.3% 5.0% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 28 Indonesia 5.1% compare
  2. 29 Panama 4.5% compare
  3. 30 Peru 4.1% compare
  4. 32 Thailand 2.9% compare
  5. 33 South Africa 1.8% compare
  6. 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.3% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Ecuador?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory in Ecuador was 3.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2021.
How does Ecuador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory?
Ecuador ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - contributory rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Ecuador. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-contributory-pensions/ecuador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-contributory-pensions/ecuador/">Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory in Ecuador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population