Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Ecuador

Women in ministerial positions in Ecuador in 2025 — 50%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 35.7 pp.

2025 50% +7.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 190
Period maximum 50%2023
Period minimum 14.3%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Ecuador, 2005–20250204060200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 14.3%2008: 35.3%2010: 32.5%2012: 40%2014: 22.2%2015: 23.7%2016: 27.5%2018: 22.2%2019: 37.9%2020: 32%2022: 25%2023: 50%2024: 42.1%2025: 50%
Change over the period: +35.7 pp Annual average: 1.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 50%
World 22.4%
South America computed 32.5%
Women in ministerial positions — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50 +7.9 pp
2024 42.1 −7.9 pp
2023 50 +25 pp
2022 25
2020 32 −5.9 pp
2019 37.9 +15.7 pp
2018 22.2
2016 27.5 +3.8 pp
2015 23.7 +1.5 pp
2014 22.2
2012 40
2010 32.5
2008 35.3
2005 14.3

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.