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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador

Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 11.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.3%
Change on year
up 47.0%
World rank
24th
of 32 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2016
All-time low
6.9%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador, 2008–2022

5101520252008201520222008: 9.9 <$2.15 a day2010: 16 <$2.15 a day2011: 18.7 <$2.15 a day2012: 22.6 <$2.15 a day2014: 11.3 <$2.15 a day2015: 11.9 <$2.15 a day2016: 27.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 10.2 <$2.15 a day2018: 10.5 <$2.15 a day2019: 12.5 <$2.15 a day2020: 6.9 <$2.15 a day2021: 7.7 <$2.15 a day2022: 11.3 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 11.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022.

That represents a change of up 47.0% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador peaked at 27.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, 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 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 1
2010s 15.7% 10.2% 27.3% 9
2020s 8.6% 6.9% 11.3% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Pakistan 21.9% compare
  2. 22 Panama 16.1% compare
  3. 23 Dominican Republic 15.5% compare
  4. 25 Colombia 9.0% compare
  5. 26 Peru 7.9% compare
  6. 27 South Africa 6.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Ecuador was 11.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount