Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador
Ecuador: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador stood at 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador peaked at 13.21 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 66th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.89 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1999 | 5.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 6.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | +57.5% |
| 2004 | 6.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 8.87 international-$ in 2021 prices | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 9.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 12.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 12.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 12.62 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.83 international-$ in 2021 prices | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 12.59 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 12.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.84 international-$ in 2021 prices, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.29 international-$ in 2021 prices, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +57.5% | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.75 international-$ in 2021 prices |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.89 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.83 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 63 Vietnam 13.32 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 64 Tunisia 13.04 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 65 Albania 12.84 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 67 Kazakhstan 12.24 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 68 Palestine 12.05 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 69 Mongolia 12.03 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Ecuador was 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.