Income inequality: Atkinson index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3061 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Ecuador stood at 0.3061.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Ecuador peaked at 0.3394 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2877, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3394 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3032 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.317 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.313 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2901 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3039 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2945 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2877 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2989 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.299 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3116 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3061 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3061 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3061 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.3061 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.3061 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3047 | 0.2877 | 0.3394 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3074 | 0.3061 | 0.3116 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Ecuador?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Ecuador was 0.3061 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3394 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2877 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.