Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 18.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador stood at 18.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador peaked at 48.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 56th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 48.6% | — |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 35.0% | 48.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 16.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.2% | 22.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Ecuador was 18.2% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.