Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Ecuador
Ecuador: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 12.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Ecuador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 12.0% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ecuador peaked at 21.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 12.6% | 21.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16.5% | 3 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.55 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3544 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6442 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8108 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ecuador?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ecuador was 12.0% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.