Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 17.41 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ecuador, 2001–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ecuador is 17.41, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ecuador peaked at 23.26 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.17, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.83 | 15.9 | 23.26 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.23 | 15.17 | 19.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.21 | 17.41 | 22.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,007 (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 revenues vs income inequality 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ecuador?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ecuador was 17.41 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.26 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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