Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador is 3.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.3% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador peaked at 34.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.5% | — |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -44.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +81.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +56.2% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -53.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 21.5% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 9.3% | 34.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 6 |
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Ecuador was 3.4% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.