Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 17.0% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
17.0%
Change on year
up 42.3%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 2016
All-time low
8.6%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Ecuador, 2008–2022

10152025302008201520222008: 14.92010: 20.12011: 232012: 26.12014: 9.92015: 11.42016: 28.72017: 13.92018: 12.62019: 13.42020: 8.62021: 11.92022: 17

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Ecuador stood at 17.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 28.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.9% 14.9% 14.9% 1
2010s 17.7% 9.9% 28.7% 9
2020s 12.5% 8.6% 17.0% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Sri Lanka 22.2% compare
  2. 22 Mexico 21.3% compare
  3. 23 Pakistan 21.0% compare
  4. 25 South Africa 13.5% compare
  5. 26 Colombia 11.8% compare
  6. 27 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Ecuador was 17.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap