Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ecuador

Ecuador: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.7175 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7175
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.7381
in 2014
All-time low
0.6407
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2017

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.6412007: 0.7052008: 0.6982009: 0.7112010: 0.7022011: 0.7122012: 0.7152013: 0.7152014: 0.7382015: 0.7342016: 0.7292017: 0.718

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of private paid employees with a contract in Ecuador is 0.7175, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Ecuador peaked at 0.7381 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6407, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 35th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6887 0.6407 0.7106 4
2010s 0.7203 0.7015 0.7381 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 32 South Africa 0.7901 compare
  2. 33 Panama 0.7623 compare
  3. 34 Australia 0.7351 compare
  4. 36 Dominican Republic 0.6265 compare
  5. 37 Colombia 0.5861 compare
  6. 38 Mexico 0.5542 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places β†’

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Ecuador?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ecuador was 0.7175 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7381 in 2014.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6407 in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Ecuador ranks 35th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed