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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.1% | — |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -6.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 38.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 38.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
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.