Income share held by lowest 20% in Ecuador
Ecuador: Income share held by lowest 20% was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Ecuador, 1987–2025
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 20% in Ecuador is 4.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Ecuador peaked at 4.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1999.
That places Ecuador 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 106 Argentina 5.1% compare
- 106 Nicaragua 5.1% compare
- 106 United States 5.1% compare
- 110 Costa Rica 4.7% compare
- 110 Ghana 4.7% compare
- 110 Mozambique 4.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 30.1% (2025)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 8.4% (2025)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.4% (2025)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% (2025)
- Prosperity gap 3.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2025)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 10.1% (2025)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 26.3% (2025)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% (2025)
- Population living in slums 57.8% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 8.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Ecuador?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Ecuador was 4.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1999.
- How does Ecuador rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Ecuador ranks 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.