Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Ecuador: key statistics
Ecuador has 18.3m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $7,125. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Quito
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- US dollar USD
- Languages
- Spanish, Northern Quichua, Shuar
- ISO codes
- ECECU
Population18.3m2025 · rank 70 of 217GDP$130bn2025 · rank 64 of 211GDP per capita$7,1252025 · rank 119 of 211Life expectancy77.6 yrs2024 · rank 79 of 217Internet users77.2%2024 · rank 108 of 188Fertility1.812024 · rank 116 of 217CO₂ per person2.64 t2024 · rank 99 of 203Inflation0.7%2025 · rank 152 of 180
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Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Ecuador by topic
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PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18.3m | 2025 | 70/217 | 9/42 | +12% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.85% | 2025 | 111/217 | 14/42 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 63.4% | 2025 | 113/217 | 26/42 | +0.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.81 | 2024 | 116/217 | 17/42 | −21% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.6% | 2025 | 109/217 | 29/42 | +2.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 23.9% | 2025 | 104/217 | 15/42 | −5.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 73.0 | 2024 | 133/216 | 25/42 | +13% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 14.8 | 2024 | 106/217 | 17/42 | −22% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 256,370 km² | 2024 | 77/216 | 10/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $130bn | 2025 | 64/211 | 7/41 | +34% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $7,125 | 2025 | 119/211 | 32/41 | +19% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $16,757 | 2025 | 116/199 | 30/38 | +54% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $6,890 | 2025 | 111/201 | 29/38 | +15% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.7% | 2025 | 90/210 | 17/41 | +3.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.9% | 2025 | 88/210 | 17/41 | +4.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 9.7% | 2025 | 71/198 | 7/37 | +1.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 25.7% | 2025 | 77/201 | 13/38 | −2.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 57.0% | 2025 | 108/201 | 28/38 | −0.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 20.9% | 2025 | 114/175 | 12/25 | −1.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 27.2% | 2025 | 52/163 | 3/22 | +6.6 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.7% | 2025 | 152/180 | 27/31 | −3.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 1.00 | 2025 | 161/210 | 32/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 13.1% | 2022 | 97/142 | 16/20 | — | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 30.4% | 2022 | 54/142 | 5/20 | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 49.7% | 2024 | 44/119 | 10/22 | +25.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.10% | 2025 | 56/156 | 3/22 | −0.6 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 31.4% | 2025 | 109/184 | 17/27 | +8.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 27.9% | 2025 | 144/184 | 18/27 | +2.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 59.4% | 2025 | 130/184 | 17/27 | +11.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 5.9% | 2025 | 32/185 | 2/35 | +8.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.0% | 2025 | 140/197 | 31/38 | −0.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 5.9% | 2025 | 50/178 | 9/35 | +3.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.1m | 2019 | 62/196 | 9/41 | +118% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 136/187 | 25/31 | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 8.2% | 2025 | 138/187 | 26/31 | −0.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.5% | 2025 | 70/187 | 13/31 | −1.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.4% | 2025 | 102/187 | 17/31 | +0.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $555m | 2023 | 62/145 | 8/32 | +269% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.5% | 2023 | 108/139 | 18/30 | +0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $30.9 | 2023 | 106/145 | 19/32 | +224% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 3.4% | 2025 | 63/151 | 6/22 | −1.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 8.4% | 2025 | 65/151 | 6/22 | −0.8 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 21.4% | 2025 | 72/145 | 16/23 | −1.9 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 45.9 | 2025 | 12/151 | 4/22 | −0.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 10.8% | 2024 | 54/167 | 7/28 | +2.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 45.0% | 2025 | 14/190 | 6/32 | +3.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 93.5% | 2024 | 73/141 | 17/26 | −0.7 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 92.6% | 2024 | 74/147 | 17/28 | −0.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 97.2% | 2023 | 126/191 | 25/39 | −7.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 92.8% | 2023 | 88/176 | 19/37 | −7.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 67.9% | 2023 | 55/172 | 9/31 | +28.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 100.2% | 2023 | 31/168 | 10/33 | −4.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.3 | 2018 | 62/173 | 5/30 | +7.5% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.7% | 2024 | 112/184 | 22/38 | −1.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.6 yrs | 2024 | 79/217 | 14/42 | +1.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 10.9 | 2024 | 109/196 | 22/35 | −19% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.9 | 2024 | 106/196 | 19/35 | −19% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 55 | 2023 | 92/194 | 17/34 | −19% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.6% | 2023 | 73/193 | 13/33 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $509 | 2023 | 89/193 | 19/33 | +23% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.31 | 2020 | 78/180 | 15/29 | +80% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 74% | 2024 | 158/193 | 30/33 | −11.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 72/153 | 24/29 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 17.4% | 2024 | 68/154 | 4/28 | −6.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 92.1% | 2024 | 142/206 | 32/35 | +2.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 91.2% | 2024 | 111/203 | 22/34 | +7.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 77.2% | 2024 | 108/188 | 20/34 | +31.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 101.6 | 2024 | 136/210 | 26/40 | −1.9% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 17.2 | 2024 | 95/208 | 21/39 | +110% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 98.5% | 2024 | 139/215 | 31/42 | −0.5 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 95.0% | 2024 | 86/192 | 15/33 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.64 t | 2024 | 99/203 | 18/39 | −2.4% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 18.9% | 2021 | 112/212 | 17/41 | +5.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 80.9% | 2021 | 28/206 | 6/41 | +25.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 49.7% | 2024 | 60/214 | 22/42 | −2.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 3.7% | 2024 | 149/206 | 28/39 | −0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 2.2% | 2022 | 128/177 | 22/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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