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Ecuador

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In brief

Inflation: +0.7% (2025). World rank 152 of 180; in Americas, 29 of 33. Current account balance, share of GDP: +5.9% (2025). World rank 32 of 185; in Americas, 3 of 38. Gini index (0 = full equality): 45.9 (2025). World rank 110 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 17 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $97.2B → $130.3B, GDP per person $5,976 → $7,125, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $10,878 → $16,757. Better than all its neighbours (Colombia and Peru): GDP growth per year, unemployment, youth unemployment, and living on under $3 a day. Worse than all its neighbours (Colombia and Peru): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, and gross national income per person.

Size and growth

GDP
$130.3B 2025
GDP per person
$7,125 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$16,757 2025
GDP growth per year
+3.7% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person
$6,890 2025
Inflation
+0.7% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
43 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
9.7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
25.7% 2025
Services, share of GDP
57% 2025
Unemployment
3.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
8.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
52.4% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
31.4% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
27.9% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
+5.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
5.9% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
13.1% 2022
Currency
US Dollar (USD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
45.9 2025
Living on under $3 a day
3.4% 2025