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

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 21.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2016
All-time low
13.0%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 14.22010: 14.12011: 15.32012: 132014: 14.22015: 14.62016: 21.72017: 15.72018: 15.42019: 16.32020: 162021: 21.22022: 21.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Ecuador is 21.3%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Ecuador peaked at 21.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2012.

That places Ecuador 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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) -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 14.2%
2010 14.1% -0.7%
2011 15.3% +8.7%
2012 13.0% -15.0%
2014 14.2% +8.9%
2015 14.6% +3.4%
2016 21.7% +48.5%
2017 15.7% -27.8%
2018 15.4% -1.8%
2019 16.3% +5.7%
2020 16.0% -2.0%
2021 21.2% +32.7%
2022 21.3% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.2% 14.2% 14.2% 1
2010s 15.6% 13.0% 21.7% 9
2020s 19.5% 16.0% 21.3% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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  2. 7 Belarus 23.0% compare
  3. 8 Pakistan 22.5% compare
  4. 10 Honduras 19.4% compare
  5. 11 Kosovo 19.3% compare
  6. 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 19.3% 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 21.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Ecuador ranks 9th out of 36 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 63.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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