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Ecuador

Upper middle income · Population 18,135,478.00 · GDP 124,676,074,700.00
HistorySaid – pattern

Ecuador matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. 7 pattern matches detected historically. View →

HistorySaid – ranking

Ecuador ranks 129th globally by GDP ($124.7B in 2024). View →

HistorySaid – inflation

Inflation in Ecuador fell from 2.2% (2023) to 1.5% (2024) – a 0.7pp shift. View →

HistorySaid – population

Ecuador has a population of 18.1 million as of 2024 (growth: 0.86%). View →

Economy & Growth
GDP $124.7B GDP per Capita $6,875 GDP Growth -2.00%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Agriculture Value Added 7.39% 8.00% 9.48% 8.89% Trend 9.10% Trend 9.31% Trend
GDP $116.1B $121.1B $124.7B $130.5B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $134.7B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $140.2B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $146.1B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $152.4B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $159.4B IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP Deflator 2.35% 2.28% 5.01% 6.14% Trend 7.52% Trend 8.89% Trend
GDP Growth 5.87% 1.99% -2.00% 3.24% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.00% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.40% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.60% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.80% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.00% IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP PPP $270.9B $286.2B $287.3B $304.2B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $315.9B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $328.9B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $342.9B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $358.7B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $376.4B IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP per Capita $6,516 $6,738 $6,875 $7,210 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $7,384 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $7,627 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $7,883 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $8,162 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $8,470 IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP per Capita PPP $15,198 $15,919 $15,840 $16,805 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $17,315 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $17,889 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $18,508 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $19,211 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $20,005 IMF WEO Oct 2025
GNI $114.2B $118.3B $121.3B $131.5B Trend $138.5B Trend $145.6B Trend
GNI per Capita $6,550 $6,590 $6,430 $6,975 Trend $7,228 Trend $7,481 Trend
Gross Savings 24.26% 22.39% 23.89% 23.76% IMF WEO Oct 2025 22.61% IMF WEO Oct 2025 22.32% IMF WEO Oct 2025 22.36% IMF WEO Oct 2025 21.89% IMF WEO Oct 2025 21.47% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Industry Value Added 29.58% 27.58% 26.51% 28.59% Trend 29.12% Trend 29.64% Trend
Services Value Added 58.20% 58.62% 57.16% 56.30% Trend 55.49% Trend 54.67% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Prices & Inflation
Inflation Rate 1.55% Consumer Price Index 133.05 PPP Conversion Factor 0.43
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Consumer Price Index 128.18 131.02 133.05 135.71 Trend 138.29 Trend 140.87 Trend
Inflation Rate 3.47% 2.22% 1.55% 1.06% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.84% IMF WEO Oct 2025 1.47% IMF WEO Oct 2025 1.50% IMF WEO Oct 2025 1.50% IMF WEO Oct 2025 1.50% IMF WEO Oct 2025
PPP Conversion Factor 0.43 0.42 0.43 0.41 Trend 0.40 Trend 0.39 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Population
Population 18.1M Population Growth 0.86% Population Density 72.4
Indicator 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 2027 2028
Birth Rate 15.0 14.0 Trend 13.6 Trend
Death Rate 5.1 5.4 Trend 5.3 Trend
Dependency Ratio 49.47 48.81 48.16 Trend 47.52 Trend 46.87 Trend
Fertility Rate 1.82 1.71 Trend 1.65 Trend
Life Expectancy 77.4 77.1 Trend 77.6 Trend
Net Migration -21,948 -19,704 -17,219 -14,307 Trend -11,711 Trend -9,116 Trend
Population 18.0M 18.1M 18.3M Trend 18.4M Trend 18.6M Trend
Population Density 72.4 73.7 Trend 74.3 Trend
Population Growth 0.87% 0.86% 0.73% Trend 0.68% Trend 0.63% Trend
Refugee Population
Urban Population 63.13% 63.24% 63.23% Trend 63.27% Trend 63.31% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Employment
Unemployment Rate 3.31% Youth Unemployment 8.16% Labor Force Participation 64.50%
Indicator 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Agriculture Employment 30.00% 32.59% 32.48% 32.25% Trend 32.42% Trend 32.58% Trend
Female Labor Participation 52.52% 52.39% 52.39% 51.73% Trend 51.30% Trend 50.87% Trend
Industry Employment 17.47% 16.65% 16.59% 16.62% Trend 16.50% Trend 16.39% Trend
Labor Force Participation 64.49% 64.54% 64.50% 63.91% Trend 63.54% Trend 63.17% Trend
Services Employment 52.54% 50.77% 50.93% 51.13% Trend 51.08% Trend 51.03% Trend
Unemployment Rate 3.51% 3.45% 3.31% 4.00% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.80% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.60% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.50% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.50% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.50% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Youth Unemployment 7.78% 8.57% 8.16% 7.89% Trend 7.72% Trend 7.55% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Government
Tax Revenue 13.09% Government Spending 30.44% Military Spending 2.22%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Budget Deficit 0.04% -3.48% -1.28%
Education Spending
Government Debt to GDP 57.20% 54.33% 53.75%
Government Revenue 38.90% 35.97% 36.80%
Government Spending 30.44% 28.76% Trend
Health Spending 7.60% 7.56% 7.39% Trend 7.24% Trend
Military Spending 2.22% 2.27% 2.22% 2.15% Trend 2.10% Trend 2.06% Trend
Tax Revenue 13.09% 11.76% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Debt
External Debt $60.4B External Debt to GNI 49.75% Short-term Debt 1.04%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Debt Service 14.44% 22.89% 21.86% 13.15% Trend 9.36% Trend 5.56% Trend
Domestic Credit 57.45% 60.80% 61.79% 64.87% Trend 67.27% Trend 69.67% Trend
External Debt $60.7B $61.7B $60.4B $62.9B Trend $64.0B Trend $65.2B Trend
External Debt to GNI 53.13% 52.11% 49.75% 46.59% Trend 44.05% Trend 41.51% Trend
Interest Payments to Revenue 4.66% 2.21% Trend
Short-term Debt 3.17% 3.37% 1.04% 2.13% Trend 2.06% Trend 1.99% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Money
Deposit Rate 7.09%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Credit to GDP 52.38% 54.49% 56.18% 58.07% Trend 59.97% Trend 61.87% Trend
Deposit Rate 4.16% 5.86% 7.09% 7.11% Trend 7.74% Trend 8.37% Trend
Lending Rate
M2 Money Supply Growth 10.12% 5.22% 12.44% 9.34% Trend 9.10% Trend 8.86% Trend
Non-Performing Loans 3.73% 4.24% 4.61% Trend 4.84% Trend
Real Interest Rate
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Currency
Exchange Rate 1.00 Foreign Reserves $6.9B
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Exchange Rate 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Trend 1.00 Trend 1.00 Trend
Foreign Reserves $8.5B $4.4B $6.9B $5.8B Trend $5.4B Trend $5.0B Trend
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Reserves in Months of Imports 2.6 1.4 2.2 1.2 Trend 0.7 Trend 0.3 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Trade
Exports $38.6B Imports $34.1B Trade Balance $4.2B
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Current Account Balance 1.94% 1.94% 5.66% 4.91% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.39% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.11% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.96% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.82% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.83% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Exports $36.7B $35.8B $38.6B $44.1B Trend $48.0B Trend $51.8B Trend
FDI Inflows 0.76% 0.40% 0.36% 0.11% Trend -0.08% Trend -0.26% Trend
FDI Outflows
Imports $36.6B $35.4B $34.1B $41.3B Trend $44.8B Trend $48.2B Trend
Remittances Received $4.7B $5.5B $6.5B $7.1B Trend $7.9B Trend $8.6B Trend
Tourism Receipts
Trade Balance $-35.2M $162.5M $4.2B $2.3B Trend $2.6B Trend $2.9B Trend
Trade Openness 61.88% 57.00% 57.20% 63.72% Trend 66.73% Trend 69.75% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Financial Markets
Market Capitalization 4.26% Stock Turnover Ratio 2.45% Listed Companies 26
Indicator 1998 1999 2000
Interest Rate Spread
Listed Companies 36 36 26
Market Capitalization 5.56% 2.66% 4.26%
Stock Turnover Ratio 0.60% 3.51% 2.45%
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Political Stability
Political Stability -0.34 Government Effectiveness -0.49 Regulatory Quality -0.72
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
Control of Corruption -0.59 -0.63 -0.65 -0.74 Trend -0.78 Trend
Government Effectiveness -0.24 -0.31 -0.49 -0.41 Trend -0.42 Trend
Political Stability -0.26 -0.37 -0.34 -0.42 Trend -0.45 Trend
Regulatory Quality -0.72 -0.46 -0.72 -0.49 Trend -0.43 Trend
Rule of Law -0.35 -0.62 -0.96 -0.97 Trend -1.06 Trend
Voice and Accountability 0.10 0.03 -0.06 -0.04 Trend -0.06 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Health
Health Expenditure per Capita $509 Infant Mortality Rate 11.1 Maternal Mortality Ratio 55.00
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
Health Expenditure per Capita $508 $495 $509 $523 Trend $531 Trend
Hospital Beds 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.27 Trend 1.26 Trend
Infant Mortality Rate 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.8 Trend 10.6 Trend
Maternal Mortality Ratio 93.00 69.00 55.00 59.60 Trend 56.00 Trend
Physicians
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Education
Literacy Rate 96.26% Tertiary Enrollment 67.89% Education Spending 3.89%
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
Education Spending 3.65% 3.60% 3.89% 3.38% Trend 3.25% Trend
Literacy Rate 94.48% 96.26% 96.12% Trend
Primary Enrollment 98.18% 99.57% 97.25% 98.01% Trend 97.94% Trend
Tertiary Enrollment 59.88% 67.89% 74.52% Trend 78.57% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Energy
Renewable Energy 18.90%
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
CO2 Emissions
CO2 per Capita
Electricity Access 100.00% 100.00% 98.70% 99.46% Trend 99.49% Trend
Energy Use per Capita 886 905 896 Trend
Forest Area 50.06% 49.80% 49.55% 49.03% Trend 48.77% Trend
Renewable Energy 18.90%
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Technology
Internet Users 77.17% Mobile Subscriptions 101.03 R&D Spending 0.44%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
High-tech Exports 6.71% 7.27% 10.00% 10.78% Trend 12.17% Trend 13.55% Trend
Internet Users 69.72% 72.69% 77.17% 76.84% Trend 78.49% Trend 80.14% Trend
Mobile Subscriptions 98.13 101.03 106.39 Trend 109.30 Trend
Patent Applications
R&D Spending
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Inequality
Gini Index 45.2 Poverty Rate 7.30% Income Share Top 10% 33.40%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Gini Index 45.5 44.6 45.2 44.1 Trend 43.5 Trend 43.0 Trend
Income Share Bottom 10% 1.70% 1.60% 1.50% 1.66% Trend 1.70% Trend 1.74% Trend
Income Share Top 10% 34.30% 33.20% 33.40% 32.31% Trend 31.64% Trend 30.97% Trend
Poverty Rate 4.40% 4.70% 7.30% 5.18% Trend 4.90% Trend 4.62% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.