Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) was 2.5% in 2025. β Volatile
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in Ecuador, 1987β2025
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Ecuador is 2.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 39.0% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Ecuador peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 47th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.9% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 6.1% | 22.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,007 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 revenues vs income inequality 15.13 (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 from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Ecuador?
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Ecuador was 2.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.