Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income
Ecuador: the economy in numbers
Per person: $7,125, or $16,757 at purchasing power parity. Population: 18.3 million (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #64 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.7%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $22.5 billion in 1960, $130 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $4,911 per person in 1960, $7,125 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 1.5% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 7 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 2.93 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 96.1% in 2000.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 2001: 63.8% of GDP in 2001.
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2000 listed domestic companies were worth $747 million, or 4.3% of GDP.
Population
1960: 4.59 million · 2025: 18.3 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 4.4% · 2025: 3.3%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 53.4 years · 2024: 77.6 years.
Exports of goods and services
1960: 9.5% · 2025: 31.4%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.0%f | 1.5%f | |||||||||
| 2030 | 3.0%f | 1.5%f | |||||||||
| 2029 | 2.8%f | 1.5%f | |||||||||
| 2028 | 2.7%f | 1.5%f | |||||||||
| 2027 | 2.5%f | 2.1%f | |||||||||
| 2026 | 2.7%f | 2.0%f | |||||||||
| 2025 | $130B | $7,125 | $16,757 | 3.7% | 0.7% | 54.5% | 18.3M | 3.3% | 31.4% | ||
| 2024 | $124B | $6,827 | $15,848 | −1.9% | 1.5% | 54.1% | 18.1M | 3.5% | 77.6 | 30.5% | |
| 2023 | $121B | $6,718 | $15,907 | 1.8% | 2.2% | 54.5% | 18M | 3.5% | 77.4 | 28.6% | |
| 2022 | $116B | $6,516 | $15,196 | 5.9% | 3.5% | 57.2% | 17.8M | 3.7% | 76.6 | 30.9% | |
| 2021 | $107B | $6,061 | $13,507 | 9.4% | 0.1% | 61.8% | 17.7M | 4.5% | 72.7 | 27.1% | |
| 2020 | $95.9B | $5,464 | $11,527 | −9.2% | −0.3% | 63.6% | 17.5M | 6.1% | 72.0 | 23.3% | |
| 2019 | $108B | $6,205 | $12,543 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 52.1% | 17.3M | 3.8% | 77.3 | 24.0% | |
| 2018 | $107B | $6,304 | $12,187 | 1.0% | −0.2% | 49.5% | 17M | 3.5% | 77.2 | 23.5% | |
| 2017 | $104B | $6,233 | $11,793 | 6.0% | 0.4% | 47.4% | 16.8M | 3.8% | 76.2 | 21.5% | |
| 2016 | $97.7B | $5,918 | $10,881 | −0.7% | 1.7% | 46.1% | 16.5M | 4.6% | 76.1 | 20.5% | |
| 2015 | $97.2B | $5,976 | $10,878 | 0.1% | 4.0% | 36.4% | 16.3M | 3.6% | 76.2 | 22.8% | |
| 2014 | $103B | $6,406 | $11,836 | 4.2% | 3.6% | 28.2% | 16M | 3.5% | 76.1 | 31.4% | |
| 2013 | $96.6B | $6,109 | $11,296 | 7.2% | 2.7% | 23.4% | 15.8M | 3.1% | 75.8 | 32.4% | |
| 2012 | $87.7B | $5,634 | $10,245 | 5.8% | 5.1% | 19.3% | 15.6M | 3.2% | 75.5 | 34.8% | |
| 2011 | $79B | $5,154 | $9,769 | 8.5% | 4.5% | 18.6% | 15.3M | 3.5% | 75.2 | 36.1% | |
| 2010 | $68.2B | $4,520 | $8,969 | 4.0% | 3.6% | 18.4% | 15.1M | 4.1% | 75.2 | 32.5% | |
| 2009 | $60.1B | $4,053 | $8,662 | 1.1% | 5.2% | 19.7% | 14.8M | 4.6% | 74.9 | 29.3% | |
| 2008 | $61.1B | $4,195 | $8,663 | 6.6% | 8.4% | 24.9% | 14.6M | 3.9% | 74.7 | 40.3% | |
| 2007 | $49.8B | $3,479 | $8,112 | 1.9% | 2.3% | 29.6% | 14.3M | 3.1% | 74.2 | 37.5% | |
| 2006 | $45.7B | $3,244 | $7,885 | 4.3% | 3.3% | 33.1% | 14.1M | 3.5% | 74.0 | 35.7% | |
| 2005 | $40.3B | $2,909 | $7,457 | 5.4% | 2.2% | 35.8% | 13.8M | 3.8% | 73.9 | 32.6% | |
| 2004 | $35.2B | $2,586 | $6,980 | 6.8% | 2.7% | 40.2% | 13.6M | 5.0% | 73.9 | 29.1% | |
| 2003 | $31B | $2,316 | $6,475 | 2.9% | 7.9% | 47.2% | 13.4M | 5.7% | 73.6 | 26.8% | |
| 2002 | $27.1B | $2,059 | $6,282 | 4.9% | 12.5% | 55.0% | 13.1M | 4.8% | 73.2 | 25.7% | |
| 2001 | $23.1B | $1,791 | $5,999 | 4.2% | 37.7% | 63.8% | 12.9M | 4.3% | 72.6 | 27.6% | |
| 2000 | $17.5B | $1,382 | $5,728 | 1.1% | 96.1% | 12.7M | 4.8% | 4.3% | 72.1 | 37.6% | |
| 1999 | $19.6B | $1,575 | $5,638 | −4.7% | 52.2% | 12.5M | 4.7% | 2.7% | 71.9 | 26.4% | |
| 1998 | $28B | $2,284 | $5,940 | 3.3% | 36.1% | 12.3M | 4.4% | 5.6% | 71.9 | 17.9% | |
| 1997 | $28.2B | $2,341 | $5,793 | 4.3% | 30.7% | 12M | 4.4% | 7.2% | 72.0 | 21.5% | |
| 1996 | $25.2B | $2,136 | $5,560 | 1.7% | 24.4% | 11.8M | 4.4% | 8.0% | 71.8 | 22.3% | |
| 1995 | $24.4B | $2,108 | $5,469 | 2.3% | 22.9% | 11.6M | 4.4% | 10.5% | 71.3 | 21.3% | |
| 1994 | $22.7B | $1,997 | $5,339 | 4.3% | 27.3% | 11.4M | 4.4% | 70.9 | 20.3% | ||
| 1993 | $18.9B | $1,698 | $5,112 | 2.0% | 45.0% | 11.2M | 4.4% | 70.1 | 20.0% | ||
| 1992 | $18.1B | $1,655 | $4,998 | 2.1% | 54.6% | 10.9M | 4.3% | 69.5 | 24.1% | ||
| 1991 | $17B | $1,587 | $4,887 | 4.3% | 48.7% | 10.7M | 4.4% | 69.0 | 23.7% | ||
| 1990 | $15.2B | $1,455 | $4,632 | 3.7% | 48.5% | 10.5M | 68.4 | 22.8% | |||
| 1989 | $13.9B | $1,356 | 1.0% | 75.6% | 10.2M | 67.8 | 20.3% | ||||
| 1988 | $13.1B | $1,304 | 5.9% | 58.2% | 10M | 67.0 | 19.0% | ||||
| 1987 | $13.9B | $1,426 | −0.3% | 29.5% | 9.78M | 66.6 | 15.4% | ||||
| 1986 | $15.3B | $1,604 | 3.5% | 23.0% | 9.55M | 66.1 | 15.6% | ||||
| 1985 | $17.1B | $1,842 | 3.9% | 28.0% | 9.31M | 65.6 | 19.7% | ||||
| 1984 | $16.9B | $1,864 | 2.6% | 31.2% | 9.07M | 65.2 | 17.4% | ||||
| 1983 | $17.2B | $1,940 | −0.3% | 48.4% | 8.84M | 64.7 | 15.6% | ||||
| 1982 | $19.9B | $2,314 | 0.6% | 16.3% | 8.61M | 64.3 | 14.7% | ||||
| 1981 | $21.8B | $2,601 | 5.6% | 14.0% | 8.39M | 63.8 | 14.6% | ||||
| 1980 | $17.9B | $2,190 | 3.7% | 11.9% | 8.17M | 63.3 | 17.1% | ||||
| 1979 | $14.2B | $1,783 | 3.7% | 10.1% | 7.95M | 62.9 | 17.9% | ||||
| 1978 | $11.9B | $1,541 | 5.7% | 13.1% | 7.74M | 62.4 | 14.7% | ||||
| 1977 | $11B | $1,465 | 1.6% | 12.9% | 7.53M | 61.9 | 16.3% | ||||
| 1976 | $9.09B | $1,242 | 7.4% | 10.2% | 7.32M | 61.4 | 16.0% | ||||
| 1975 | $7.73B | $1,086 | 11.0% | 14.3% | 7.12M | 61.1 | 16.1% | ||||
| 1974 | $6.6B | $954 | 11.2% | 22.7% | 6.92M | 60.7 | 22.7% | ||||
| 1973 | $3.89B | $579 | 14.0% | 12.1% | 6.72M | 60.3 | 17.9% | ||||
| 1972 | $3.19B | $488 | 5.0% | 7.5% | 6.53M | 59.8 | 12.4% | ||||
| 1971 | $2.75B | $434 | 6.3% | 9.5% | 6.34M | 59.3 | 10.6% | ||||
| 1970 | $2.86B | $465 | 6.9% | 5.2% | 6.16M | 58.9 | 9.4% | ||||
| 1969 | $3.11B | $521 | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5.98M | 58.3 | 8.5% | ||||
| 1968 | $2.58B | $445 | 1.9% | 4.3% | 5.8M | 57.9 | 11.0% | ||||
| 1967 | $2.55B | $454 | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.63M | 57.5 | 10.1% | ||||
| 1966 | $2.43B | $445 | −0.3% | 5.5% | 5.46M | 57.0 | 10.5% | ||||
| 1965 | $2.39B | $450 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 5.3M | 56.5 | 9.0% | ||||
| 1964 | $2.24B | $436 | 7.4% | 4.0% | 5.15M | 56.0 | 8.9% | ||||
| 1963 | $1.82B | $365 | 2.1% | 5.9% | 5.0M | 55.3 | 9.2% | ||||
| 1962 | $1.52B | $312 | 4.9% | 2.9% | 4.86M | 54.7 | 10.2% | ||||
| 1961 | $1.75B | $371 | 5.1% | 4.0% | 4.72M | 54.1 | 9.0% | ||||
| 1960 | $2.07B | $451 | 1.7% | 4.59M | 53.4 | 9.5% |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (French part) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay · Venezuela
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)