Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador
Ecuador: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 64.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
64.0%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
78th
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.8%
in 2016
All-time low
64.0%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador is 64.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador peaked at 73.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2022.
That places Ecuador 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64.3% | — |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | -4.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 64.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 64.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 64.3% | 73.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 64.0% | 66.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ecuador was 64.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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