Ecuador - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Ecuador was 10.59 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.24 in 1999 and a minimum value of 10.59 in 2010.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 23.03 |
| 1994 | 26.33 |
| 1995 | 20.39 |
| 1998 | 27.17 |
| 1999 | 39.24 |
| 2000 | 37.71 |
| 2003 | 23.58 |
| 2005 | 18.52 |
| 2006 | 13.73 |
| 2007 | 14.43 |
| 2008 | 13.02 |
| 2009 | 13.49 |
| 2010 | 10.59 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Ecuador was 4.61 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.92 in 1999 and a minimum value of 4.61 in 2010.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.86 |
| 1994 | 14.10 |
| 1995 | 9.99 |
| 1998 | 14.47 |
| 1999 | 23.92 |
| 2000 | 20.73 |
| 2003 | 12.17 |
| 2005 | 9.13 |
| 2006 | 6.14 |
| 2007 | 7.23 |
| 2008 | 6.45 |
| 2009 | 6.38 |
| 2010 | 4.61 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Ecuador was 32.80 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.20 in 1999 and a minimum value of 32.80 in 2010.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.30 |
| 1998 | 44.70 |
| 1999 | 52.20 |
| 2006 | 37.60 |
| 2007 | 36.70 |
| 2008 | 35.10 |
| 2009 | 36.00 |
| 2010 | 32.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) in Ecuador was 53.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.10 in 1999 and a minimum value of 53.00 in 2010.
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 63.00 |
| 1998 | 66.80 |
| 1999 | 75.10 |
| 2006 | 60.60 |
| 2007 | 61.30 |
| 2008 | 59.70 |
| 2009 | 57.50 |
| 2010 | 53.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population) in Ecuador was 22.50 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.40 in 1999 and a minimum value of 22.50 in 2010.
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.00 |
| 1998 | 28.80 |
| 1999 | 36.40 |
| 2006 | 25.90 |
| 2007 | 24.30 |
| 2008 | 22.60 |
| 2009 | 25.00 |
| 2010 | 22.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
