Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 8.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ecuador is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ecuador peaked at 48.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 47th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 34.2% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 16.9% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 13.5% | 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 $4.20 a day in Ecuador?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Ecuador was 8.4% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.