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Ecuador – Regulatory Quality

Name: Ecuador Regulatory Quality
Creator: World Bank WGI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Perceptions of the government's ability to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. Ranges from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. · World Bank WGI

-0.72 −0.26 from 2022 G20 rank: 155th · all-time high: -0.06 (1998)

APA

Ecuador Regulatory Quality. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/ecuador/regulatory-quality

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_ecuador_regulatory-quality,
  title = {Ecuador Regulatory Quality},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/ecuador/regulatory-quality},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	-0.43	–	–
2025* trend	-0.49	–	–
2023	-0.72	−0.26	155th
2022	-0.46	+0.26	130th
2021	-0.72	+0.15	151st
2020	-0.87	−0.07	167th
2019	-0.80	+0.09	163rd
2018	-0.89	+0.14	171st
2017	-1.02	−0.07	177th
2016	-0.96	+0.18	171st
2015	-1.14	−0.22	179th
2014	-0.92	−0.08	166th
2013	-0.84	+0.11	156th
2012	-0.94	+0.01	161st
2011	-0.96	+0.17	163rd
2010	-1.12	+0.14	177th
2009	-1.26	−0.13	185th
2008	-1.13	+0.01	171st
2007	-1.14	−0.04	173rd
2006	-1.10	−0.32	167th
2005	-0.78	−0.08	150th
2004	-0.70	+0.02	148th
2003	-0.72	+0.01	138th
2002	-0.73	−0.28	135th
2000	-0.45	−0.39	124th
1998	-0.06	+0.24	89th
1996	-0.31	–	107th

Show all years (1996–2023)

* 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

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Ecuador matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw regulatory quality improve within 24 months. View full analysis →