Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 38.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 38.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ecuador peaked at 81.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 73.1% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 52.4% | 81.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 36.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 38.0% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.55 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3544 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6442 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8108 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.99 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ecuador?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ecuador was 38.0% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.