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 space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Ecuador· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Ecuador

Ecuador's GDP is $138.19B (2026), with a population of 18.3M, and GDP per capita of $7,575. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.5%, inflation at 2.9%, unemployment at 3.1%, government debt at 54.4% of GDP, life expectancy of 77.6 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$138.19B2026 6.0%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.5%2026 32.4%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$7,5752026 5.2%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$323.28B2026 5.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$17,7202026 4.6%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.14%2026 0.7%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$126.72B2025 5.2%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$6,8902025 7.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$16,2902025 5.6%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)25.7%2025 3.8%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)57.0%2025 0.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)9.7%2025 5.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.8%2025 4.3%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)62.7%2025 1.3%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)20.9%2025 7.3%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)27.1%2025 7.8%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)1.5%2025 67.2%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$30,1712025 2.0%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)13.2%2025 1.8%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)13.9%2022WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$4,4212021WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)2.4%2021WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)3.5%2025 0.9%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)6.40%2021WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)6.7%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.28%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$33.45B2025 1.3%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$14,3192025 2.9%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$6,1652025 2.9%WB
Fiscal & Monetary19 indicators · 2022–2026 · IMF / WB
Trade14 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)59.4%2025 3.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)31.4%2025 3.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)27.9%2025 3.6%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$40.97B2025 8.5%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$36.38B2025 9.1%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$37.15B2025 7.9%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$32.65B2025 10.7%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.0%2025 176.7%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.30B2025 191.3%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$7.73B2025 18.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)5.9%2025 12.3%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)10.0%2024 37.4%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)5.9%2025 3.8%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$7.70B2025 9.3%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)7.1%2024 0.7%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 42.3%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$554.7M2023 46.9%WB
Finance8 indicators · 2023–2025 · 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
Population18.3M2025 0.9%WB
Population Growth (%)0.8%2025 1.5%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 (%)63.4%2025 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)11.6M2025 1.1%WB
Rural Population (%)36.6%2025 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth77.6 years2024 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male74.9 years2024 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female80.3 years2024 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82024 0.9%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)14.82024 1.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.22024 1.5%WB
Net Migration-17,2192025 12.6%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)23.9%2025 2.3%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)67.5%2025 0.5%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)8.6%2025 3.0%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)48.1%2025 1.4%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)12.7%2025 2.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)35.4%2025 2.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)133.22024 5.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)75.22024 7.6%WB
Labor20 indicators · 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
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)64.3%2025 0.3%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)50.1%2025 0.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)47.7%2025 0.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)41.0%2025 4.9%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)17.7%2025 6.5%WB
Education21 indicators · 2015–2025 · WB
Health50 indicators · 2015–2025 · 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
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)12.92024 0.8%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)72024 1.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)552023 20.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)11.22024 0.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)14.52024 0.7%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)28.8%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)62.2%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.0%2021WHO
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
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)17.7%2024 1.1%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)2.5%2024 3.8%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)7.62021WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)2.52020WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)73.958011822021WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)20.001266522021WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)64.341544112021WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)10.9481245842024WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)12.8835261432024WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)6.9944121572024WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)149.66801312023WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)662024WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)42024WHO
People Living with HIV560002025WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)02024WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)0.0369744222024WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)12.6596722022WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)772025WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)782025WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)772025WHO
Physicians (total)40,5872020WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel46,1382020WHO
Dentists (total)5,2032020WHO
Pharmacists (total)6722015WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)0.72024WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)17.42024WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)4.92024WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)782023WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)23.42021WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)509.494140632023WHO
Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
Technology11 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
Infrastructure7 indicators · 2000–2024 · 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)2.6M2024 1.4%WB
Rail Lines (total km)9562000WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.882018WB
Electricity from Oil (%)23.9%2023 15.3%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 · 2025 · WB
Social Protection8 indicators · 2020–2022 · WB
Tourism6 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO

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