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
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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. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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