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

Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 10.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.1%
Change on year
up 37.5%
World rank
24th
of 32 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2016
All-time low
5.6%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

51015202008201520222008: 9.1 poorest2010: 13.4 poorest2011: 14.3 poorest2012: 17 poorest2014: 6.9 poorest2015: 8.1 poorest2016: 21.3 poorest2017: 8.4 poorest2018: 8.7 poorest2019: 9.2 poorest2020: 5.6 poorest2021: 7.4 poorest2022: 10.1 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ecuador stood at 10.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 21.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 24th of 32 countries on this measure, 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 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 1
2010s 11.9% 6.9% 21.3% 9
2020s 7.7% 5.6% 10.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Mexico 14.9% compare
  2. 22 Panama 12.5% compare
  3. 23 South Africa 12.0% compare
  4. 25 Dominican Republic 8.8% compare
  5. 26 Colombia 8.0% compare
  6. 27 Peru 5.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ecuador?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Ecuador was 10.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 32 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 40.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap