Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador

Ecuador: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 14.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.9%
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
23rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2022
All-time low
7.3%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 7.32010: 9.42011: 9.62012: 10.72014: 9.92015: 10.72016: 10.92017: 11.62018: 12.52019: 13.22020: 132021: 13.12022: 14.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 14.9% for coverage (%) - contributory pensions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador peaked at 14.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2008.

That places Ecuador 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.3% —
2010 9.4% +28.9%
2011 9.6% +2.3%
2012 10.7% +11.5%
2014 9.9% -7.0%
2015 10.7% +8.2%
2016 10.9% +1.7%
2017 11.6% +5.7%
2018 12.5% +8.0%
2019 13.2% +5.8%
2020 13.0% -1.6%
2021 13.1% +0.8%
2022 14.9% +13.4%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 14.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 14.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 1
2010s 10.9% 9.4% 13.2% 9
2020s 13.7% 13.0% 14.9% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 20 Costa Rica 21.7% compare
  2. 21 Panama 18.6% compare
  3. 22 Mexico 16.0% compare
  4. 24 Colombia 10.6% compare
  5. 25 Vietnam 9.5% compare
  6. 26 Sri Lanka 8.5% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Ecuador was 14.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - 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 population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)