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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.55 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3544 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6442 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8108 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.99 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.