Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 15.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 15.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 41.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 24th out of 32 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 17.0% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 21 Mexico 31.2% compare
- 22 Panama 28.8% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
- 25 South Africa 12.6% compare
- 26 Colombia 12.4% compare
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.55 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3544 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6442 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8108 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.99 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador was 15.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap