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

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 21.0% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
21.0%
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2022
All-time low
11.6%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 11.6 poorest2010: 13.4 poorest2011: 13 poorest2012: 12.4 poorest2014: 12.3 poorest2015: 14 poorest2016: 19.4 poorest2017: 17 poorest2018: 13.6 poorest2019: 15.6 poorest2020: 13.1 poorest2021: 19.3 poorest2022: 21 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 21.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2008.

That places Ecuador 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1
2010s 14.5% 12.3% 19.4% 9
2020s 17.8% 13.1% 21.0% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 9 Honduras 22.4% compare
  2. 10 Belarus 22.1% compare
  3. 11 South Africa 21.8% compare
  4. 13 Sri Lanka 19.0% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 17.1% compare
  6. 15 Kyrgyzstan 16.1% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Ecuador was 21.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount