Ecuador

ECULatin America & Caribbean Upper middle incomeCapital: Quito
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77/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Ecuador in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Ecuador· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Ecuador

Ecuador's GDP is $134.71B (2026), with a population of 18.1M, and GDP per capita of $7,384. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.0%, inflation at 2.8%, unemployment at 3.8%, government debt at 53.8% of GDP, life expectancy of 77.4 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Ecuador, located in Latin America & Caribbean, is classified as an upper middle income economy. The capital, Quito, serves as the political and administrative hub. In 2026, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to be $134.711 billion, with a growth rate of 2.0%. The GDP per capita is estimated at $7,383.917. The economy is significantly driven by trade, with trade to GDP ratio at 57.2% in 2024. Inflation is anticipated to be 2.8% in 2026, while the unemployment rate is projected to be 3.308% in 2025. The population of Ecuador was approximately 18,135,478 in 2024. Life expectancy stands at 77.392 years as of 2023. The society is diverse, with a mix of indigenous, mestizo, African, and European influences. The country faces social challenges, including income inequality and access to quality education and healthcare, despite improvements in life expectancy and economic indicators.

Economy30 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$1402027 4.1%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.4%2027 20.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$7,6272027 3.3%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$3292027 4.1%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$17,8892027 3.3%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.14%2027 0.7%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$121.31B2024 2.5%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$6,4302024 2.4%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$15,4102024 0.9%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)26.5%2024 3.9%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)57.2%2024 2.5%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)9.5%2024 18.5%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)13.3%2024 2.2%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)64.9%2024 1.2%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)18.5%2024 10.5%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)23.9%2024 6.7%WB
GDP Deflator (%)5.0%2024 119.6%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$29,6052024 3.7%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)12.9%2024 3.2%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)13.9%2022 0.8%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$4,4212021 2.4%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)2.4%2021 61.2%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)3.4%2024 2401.1%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)6.40%2021 149.9%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021 56.8%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)6.7%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.28%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$33.05B2024 1.1%WB
Fiscal & Monetary19 indicators · 2022–2027 · IMF / WB
Trade14 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)57.2%2024 0.4%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)30.3%2024 6.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)26.9%2024 5.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$37.75B2024 9.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$33.57B2024 2.5%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$34.42B2024 10.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$29.49B2024 4.6%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.4%2024 10.5%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$443.1M2024 7.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$6.54B2024 20.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)5.2%2024 16.6%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)10.0%2024 37.4%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)5.7%2024 192.3%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$7.06B2024 200.8%WB
External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)49.7%2024 4.5%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$60.36B2024 2.1%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)7.0%2024 0.2%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$38.75B2024WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$9.92B2024 7.4%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.5%2023 41.8%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$554.7M2023 46.9%WB
Finance8 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)502024WB
Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population18.1M2024 0.9%WB
Population Growth (%)0.9%2024 1.4%WB
Population Density (per km²)722023 0.9%WB
Surface Area (sq km)256,3702023 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)248,3602023 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)63.2%2024 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)11.5M2024 1.0%WB
Rural Population (%)36.8%2024 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth77.4 years2023 1.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Male74.7 years2023 1.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female80.1 years2023 0.8%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82023 2.0%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)152023 2.5%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.12023 4.4%WB
Net Migration-17,2192025 12.6%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)24.5%2024 2.2%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)67.2%2024 0.4%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)8.3%2024 3.1%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)48.8%2024 1.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)12.4%2024 2.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)36.4%2024 2.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)140.92023 7.0%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)81.42023 6.9%WB
Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force9.0M2025 1.5%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.5%2025 0.1%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)52.4%2025 0.0%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)76.9%2025 0.1%WB
Unemployment (%)3.3%2025 4.2%WB
Female Unemployment (%)4.1%2025 6.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)2.8%2025 2.3%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)8.2%2025 4.8%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)32.5%2025 0.3%WB
Employment in Industry (%)16.6%2025 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)50.9%2025 0.3%WB
Self-Employed (%)64.5%2024 0.1%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)50.1%2025 0.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)47.7%2025 0.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)45.7%2024 12.8%WB
Employers (% of total employment)2.2%2025 1.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)41.0%2025 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)62.4%2025 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)52.3%2025 0.0%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)19.0%2024 1.7%WB
Education21 indicators · 2015–2025 · WB
Health41 indicators · 2019–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)7.6%2023 0.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$5092023 2.9%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.7%2023 0.7%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)30.9%2023 0.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.32020WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.32023 0.8%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)13.12023 0.8%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)7.12023 1.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)552023 20.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)11.32023 1.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)14.72023 1.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)12.3%2019WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)76.2%2019WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)11.5%2019WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)74.0%2024 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)70.0%2024 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024 9.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)662024 11.9%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)17.4%2024 0.6%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)4.5%2024 8.2%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)17.8%2022 1.1%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)2.6%2022 3.7%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)7.62021 0.4%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)2.52020WHO
Maternal Deaths1502023 20.8%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)662024 11.9%WHO
People Living with HIV52,0002024 2.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)02024WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)02024 37.6%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)70%2024 0.0%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)74%2024 0.0%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)70%2024 0.0%WHO
Physicians (total)232020WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel262020WHO
Dentists (total)43,5742020WHO
Pharmacists (total)2,5642020WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)0.7%2024 22.2%WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)4.9%2024 14.0%WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index782023 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)4,1732021WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$5092023 2.9%WHO
Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)2.62024 1.6%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)482024 2.5%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)9052022 2.1%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)1,5892022 2.5%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)80.9%2021WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)18.9%2021 6.4%WB
Access to Electricity (%)98.7%2023 1.3%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)94.7%2023 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)16.72020WB
Forest Area (%)49.5%2023 0.5%WB
Forest Area (sq km)123,0502023 0.5%WB
Arable Land (%)4.1%2023 5.5%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)20.1%2024 0.5%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)19.3%2024 1.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)92.1%2024 0.2%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)91.2%2024 0.7%WHO
Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
Technology11 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
Infrastructure7 indicators · 2000–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried4.6M2023 42.2%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)1202023 1219.0%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)2.7M2022 1.9%WB
Rail Lines (total km)9562000WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.882018WB
Electricity from Oil (%)20.7%2022 34.9%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021WB
Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.652023 2.7%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.492023 59.8%WB
Political Stability-0.342023 8.9%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.722023 56.2%WB
Rule of Law-0.962023 54.3%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.062023 326.0%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)27.8%2023 6.3%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)32.5%2023 19.8%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)19.3%2023 30.5%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)32.7%2023 0.5%WB
Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.2%2024 1.9%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$2.70B2024 0.2%WB
Armed Forces Personnel42,0002020WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.5%2020WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)5.5%2024 2.8%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)45.72023 66.8%WB
Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)7.3%2024 55.3%WB
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)12.1%2024 21.0%WB
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)32.6%2024 5.8%WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)28.0%2024 7.7%WB
Gini Index45.22024 1.3%WB
Income Share, Top 10%33.4%2024 0.6%WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%1.5%2024 6.3%WB
Income Share, Top 20%50.0%2024 0.4%WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%4.3%2024 8.5%WB
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)-1.4%2024WB
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)16.932024WB
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)1.9%2024 26.7%WB
Social Protection8 indicators · 2020–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)14.9%2022 13.4%
Social Assistance Coverage (%)28.1%2022 14.7%
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)0.6%2022 52.0%
Social Protection Coverage (%)41.1%2022 8.0%
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.592020WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.612020WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.582020WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.7 years2020WB
Tourism6 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO

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