Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 17.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador is 17.4%, 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, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador peaked at 23.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.9% | — |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -16.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.3%, 86% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.9% | 23.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.4% | 22.3% | 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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Ecuador was 17.4% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.