Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 14.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.2%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
145th
of 184 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 1989
All-time low
6.7%
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador stood at 14.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador peaked at 30.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1957.
That places Ecuador 145th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.5% | — |
| 1951 | 7.7% | -9.5% |
| 1952 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 7.8% | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 6.9% | -10.7% |
| 1955 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 6.8% | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 7.5% | +8.3% |
| 1961 | 8.0% | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 7.9% | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 8.2% | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 9.1% | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 10.1% | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 25.2% | +91.7% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 26.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 10.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 25.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 18.6% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 142 Cameroon 14.3% compare
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- 146 Rwanda 14.2% compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 14.1% compare
- 148 Madagascar 13.7% compare
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 of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Ecuador was 14.2% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1957.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Ecuador ranks 145th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.