Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador

Ecuador: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 22.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.7
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
64th
of 134 countries
All-time high
39
in 2003
All-time low
21.5
in 2014
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador, 2003–2022

0102030402003201220222003: 392004: 38.92005: 37.22006: 35.72007: 35.62008: 31.22009: 29.92010: 28.22011: 24.62012: 23.92013: 23.92014: 21.52015: 23.12016: 22.82017: 22.12018: 22.52019: 23.22020: 27.82021: 23.72022: 22.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador stood at 22.7.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador peaked at 39 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.36 29.9 39 7
2010s 23.58 21.5 28.2 10
2020s 24.73 22.7 27.8 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ecuador was 22.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Ecuador ranks 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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