
Ecuador: Poverty ratio
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| Ecuador |
Poverty, percent of population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 21.40 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2025 |
| Average | 32.62 |
| Min - Max | 21.40 - 64.40 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 21.4 percent, a decline from 28 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 24.34 percent, based on data from 5 countries. Historically, the average for Ecuador from 2000 to 2025 is 32.62 percent. The minimum value, 21.4 percent, was reached in 2025 while the maximum of 64.4 percent was recorded in 2000.
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| Recent values | Ecuador: Poverty ratio |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.40 |
| 2024 | 28.00 |
| 2023 | 26.00 |
| 2022 | 25.20 |
| 2021 | 27.70 |
| 2020 | 33.00 |
| 2019 | 25.00 |
| 2018 | 23.20 |
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gini inequality index | 45.90 | 2025 | index points |
| Poverty ratio | 21.40 | 2025 | percent |
| Poverty at 1.90 USD per day | 3.40 | 2025 | percent |
| Poverty at 5.50 USD per day | 30.10 | 2025 | percent |
| Top 10 percent income share | 35.10 | 2025 | percent |