Ecuador - Social safety net programs

Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Ecuador was 15.85 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.85 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10.42 in 2012.

Definition: Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 10.50
2010 11.43
2011 11.69
2012 10.42
2014 10.75
2015 10.98
2016 12.57
2017 10.96
2018 13.12
2019 15.85

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Ecuador was 27.81 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.73 in 2016 and a minimum value of 26.89 in 2014.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 29.63
2010 27.91
2011 31.21
2012 31.79
2014 26.89
2015 28.42
2016 35.73
2017 31.26
2018 32.38
2019 27.81

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Ecuador was 20.74 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.33 in 2014 and a minimum value of 19.97 in 2018.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 57.88
2010 64.69
2011 37.47
2012 67.99
2014 71.33
2015 69.26
2016 67.05
2017 68.52
2018 19.97
2019 20.74

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Ecuador was 45.36 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.66 in 2014 and a minimum value of 44.96 in 2018.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 84.01
2010 85.69
2011 58.71
2012 88.62
2014 92.66
2015 91.42
2016 86.70
2017 90.22
2018 44.96
2019 45.36

Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Ecuador was 27.14 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.68 in 2014 and a minimum value of 26.33 in 2018.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 77.17
2010 81.90
2011 48.28
2012 83.23
2014 87.68
2015 86.49
2016 81.97
2017 84.35
2018 26.33
2019 27.14

Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Ecuador was 18.96 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.43 in 2014 and a minimum value of 17.09 in 2018.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 63.49
2010 73.15
2011 37.77
2012 74.52
2014 78.43
2015 77.22
2016 71.99
2017 76.62
2018 17.09
2019 18.96

Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in Ecuador was 9.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.57 in 2014 and a minimum value of 8.06 in 2018.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 46.32
2010 55.38
2011 29.03
2012 60.03
2014 64.57
2015 59.99
2016 59.28
2017 61.08
2018 8.06
2019 9.60

Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in Ecuador was 2.66 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.31 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2.66 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 18.42
2010 27.33
2011 13.72
2012 33.66
2014 33.31
2015 31.21
2016 35.31
2017 30.33
2018 3.43
2019 2.66

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance