Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 26.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ecuador, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 26.1% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ecuador peaked at 72.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 48th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.8% | — |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 38.3% | 72.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.0% | 30.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.7% compare
- 46 Morocco 30.2% compare
- 47 Colombia 29.2% compare
- 49 Peru 22.8% compare
- 50 El Salvador 22.0% compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 21.9% 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 population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ecuador?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ecuador was 26.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.