Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 17.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ecuador, 2013–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ecuador is 17.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ecuador peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 78th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.9% | — |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +92.7% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.3% | 12.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 3 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ecuador?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ecuador was 17.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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