Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, 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 69th out of 114 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, 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% |
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 69th out of 114 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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