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Ecuador – Gini Index

Measure of income inequality ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (perfect inequality). Based on the Lorenz curve of cumulative income shares. · World Bank
45.2 +0.6 from 2023 G20 rank: 10th · all-time high: 58.6 (1999)

APA

Ecuador Gini Index. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/ecuador/gini-index

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_ecuador_gini-index,
  title = {Ecuador Gini Index},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/ecuador/gini-index},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2027* trend 43.0
2026* trend 43.5
2025* trend 44.1
2024 45.2 +0.6 10th
2023 44.6 −0.9 47th
2022 45.5 −0.3 64th
2021 45.8 −1.5 73rd
2020 47.3 +1.6 65th
2019 45.7 +0.3 70th
2018 45.4 +0.7 85th
2017 44.7 −0.3 70th
2016 45.0 −1.0 73rd
2015 46.0 +1.0 74th
Show all years (1987–2024)
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +10.9% GDP growth 9.4% C/A balance 2.8%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid

Ecuador's gini index peaked at 58.6 in 1999. The 2024 reading of 45.2 is -22.9% below that level. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 44.1 by 2025.