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

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 30.5% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
30.5%
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
30.6%
in 2016
All-time low
19.4%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 19.6 poorest2010: 22.6 poorest2011: 19.8 poorest2012: 20.7 poorest2014: 19.4 poorest2015: 22.2 poorest2016: 30.6 poorest2017: 23.7 poorest2018: 22.3 poorest2019: 25.2 poorest2020: 21.8 poorest2021: 25.2 poorest2022: 30.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador is 30.5%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 30.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 15th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.6% 19.6% 19.6% 1
2010s 22.9% 19.4% 30.6% 9
2020s 25.8% 21.8% 30.5% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 12 Mongolia 36.4% compare
  2. 13 Belarus 36.0% compare
  3. 14 Honduras 34.8% compare
  4. 16 Malawi 25.8% compare
  5. 17 Mexico 24.3% compare
  6. 18 Paraguay 22.8% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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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 30.5% 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 30.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 15th 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 47.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap