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

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st was 20.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.1%
Change on year
up 57.0%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2022
All-time low
8.4%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 9.22010: 9.32011: 8.82012: 8.42014: 8.72015: 142016: 172017: 13.92018: 17.22019: 14.52020: 9.92021: 12.82022: 20.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Ecuador stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.0% on the previous year and up 140.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Ecuador peaked at 20.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 14th of 35 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 9.2%
2010 9.3% +1.3%
2011 8.8% -5.7%
2012 8.4% -5.0%
2014 8.7% +3.4%
2015 14.0% +61.5%
2016 17.0% +21.5%
2017 13.9% -18.2%
2018 17.2% +24.1%
2019 14.5% -16.0%
2020 9.9% -31.6%
2021 12.8% +29.4%
2022 20.1% +57.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 1
2010s 12.4% 8.4% 17.2% 9
2020s 14.3% 9.9% 20.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 11 Belarus 22.7% compare
  2. 12 Mexico 21.4% compare
  3. 13 El Salvador 20.9% compare
  4. 15 Sri Lanka 19.2% compare
  5. 16 Georgia 18.7% compare
  6. 17 Paraguay 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Ecuador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Ecuador was 20.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
Ecuador ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.4%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount