Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 157.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ecuador is 157.38, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ecuador peaked at 158.74 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.58, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.58 | — |
| 2001 | 43.37 | +41.9% |
| 2002 | 60.89 | +40.4% |
| 2003 | 81.89 | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 91.12 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 105.37 | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 115.5 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 102.67 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 121.49 | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 121.57 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 129.9 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 151.28 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 158.74 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 148.99 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 134.18 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 156.81 | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 134.75 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 140.54 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 142.17 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 140.88 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 141.79 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 149.4 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 151.88 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 157.38 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.44 | 30.58 | 121.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.82 | 129.9 | 158.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.11 | 141.79 | 157.38 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ecuador?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ecuador was 157.38 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 158.74 in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.58 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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