Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Ecuador

Ecuador: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 0.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.8%
Change on year
down 32.6%
World rank
25th
of 37 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Ecuador, 2008–2022

123452008201520222008: 4.3 preT2010: 3.4 preT2011: 3.5 preT2012: 3.6 preT2014: 2.2 preT2015: 2.4 preT2016: 4.9 preT2017: 1.9 preT2018: 2.8 preT2019: 1.1 preT2020: 3.5 preT2021: 1.3 preT2022: 0.85 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Ecuador is 0.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Ecuador peaked at 4.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.

That places Ecuador 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 1
2010s 2.9% 1.1% 4.9% 9
2020s 1.9% 0.8% 3.5% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 22 Honduras 1.2% compare
  2. 23 Dominican Republic 1.2% compare
  3. 24 Indonesia 1.0% compare
  4. 26 Mexico 0.8% compare
  5. 27 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  6. 28 Argentina 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Ecuador?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Ecuador was 0.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
Ecuador ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 368 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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