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

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 34.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
34.8%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.0%
in 2016
All-time low
23.8%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0102030402008201520222008: 24.72010: 27.72011: 26.12012: 26.52014: 23.82015: 25.62016: 362017: 302018: 25.32019: 29.42020: 29.12021: 332022: 34.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 34.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 36.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2014.

Ecuador ranks 15th of 36 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 24.7%
2010 27.7% +12.1%
2011 26.1% -5.6%
2012 26.5% +1.5%
2014 23.8% -10.3%
2015 25.6% +7.5%
2016 36.0% +41.0%
2017 30.0% -16.7%
2018 25.3% -15.8%
2019 29.4% +16.5%
2020 29.1% -1.0%
2021 33.0% +13.2%
2022 34.8% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.7% 24.7% 24.7% 1
2010s 27.8% 23.8% 36.0% 9
2020s 32.3% 29.1% 34.8% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 12 Belarus 39.4% compare
  2. 13 Honduras 37.1% compare
  3. 14 Sri Lanka 36.3% compare
  4. 16 Malawi 28.7% compare
  5. 17 South Africa 28.2% compare
  6. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.4% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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 34.8% 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 36.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 15th out of 36 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 31.3%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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