Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 24.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.1%
Change on year
up 23.6%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2016
All-time low
11.4%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 11.42010: 12.12011: 14.22012: 11.52014: 13.92015: 20.32016: 26.72017: 19.52018: 21.22019: 21.92020: 14.82021: 19.52022: 24.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador is 24.1%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 108.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 26.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2008.

That places Ecuador 20th out of 35 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.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.4%
2010 12.1% +5.8%
2011 14.2% +17.8%
2012 11.5% -19.0%
2014 13.9% +20.4%
2015 20.3% +46.0%
2016 26.7% +31.7%
2017 19.5% -26.9%
2018 21.2% +8.7%
2019 21.9% +3.1%
2020 14.8% -32.3%
2021 19.5% +31.6%
2022 24.1% +23.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.4% 11.4% 11.4% 1
2010s 17.9% 11.5% 26.7% 9
2020s 19.5% 14.8% 24.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 17 Malawi 26.0% compare
  2. 18 Costa Rica 25.0% compare
  3. 19 Mongolia 24.4% compare
  4. 21 El Salvador 22.8% compare
  5. 22 Türkiye 21.6% compare
  6. 23 Côte d'Ivoire 21.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador was 24.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.9%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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