Share of private paid employees with social security in Ecuador

Ecuador: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.4582 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4582
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
34th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.5014
in 2015
All-time low
0.2367
in 2005
Years of data
15
2003–2017

Share of private paid employees with social security in Ecuador, 2003–2017

00.20.40.62003201020172003: 0.2392004: 0.2462005: 0.2372006: 0.2382007: 0.2492008: 0.2732009: 0.3112010: 0.3622011: 0.4462012: 0.4662013: 0.462014: 0.52015: 0.5012016: 0.4882017: 0.458

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, share of private paid employees with social security in Ecuador stood at 0.4582.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Ecuador peaked at 0.5014 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2367, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2562 0.2367 0.3108 7
2010s 0.4601 0.362 0.5014 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 31 Colombia 0.5876 compare
  2. 32 Albania 0.5671 compare
  3. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5203
  4. 35 South Africa 0.4486 compare
  5. 36 El Salvador 0.4279 compare
  6. 37 Peru 0.378 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Ecuador?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Ecuador was 0.4582 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5014 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2367 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Ecuador ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. 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 social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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