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Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador

Capital
Quito
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
18.3M (2025)
Area
276,841 km²
Currency
United States dollar (USD)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago89 % coverage · 224 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
71st of 218 · 9th in Latin America
GDP
64th of 187 · 7th in Latin America
GDP per capita
98th of 187 · 24th in Latin America
GDP growth
82nd of 187 · 12th in Latin America
Inflation
30th of 177 · 6th in Latin America
Unemployment
53rd of 185 · 7th in Latin America
Life expectancy
79th of 217 · 14th in Latin America
Median age
124th of 216 · 31st in Latin America
Gross debt / GDP
46th of 94 · 6th in Latin America
CO₂ per capita
96th of 212 · 16th in Latin America
Renewable electricity
17th of 90 · 6th in Latin America
Internet users
105th of 182 · 18th in Latin America

What changed in Ecuador

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 28.4 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  2. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 130.3B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  3. Record high2025Major
    Exports reached a record high of US$ 41.0B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  4. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 7,125 in 2025 (series since 1960).
  5. Sharp drop2023Major
    Air pollution (PM2.5) fell 6.0 % to 18.6 µg/m³ in 2023 (largest drop since 2011).
  6. Record high2024Major
    CO₂ emissions reached a record high of 46.0 Mt in 2024 (series since 1892).
  7. Record high2023Major
    Homicide rate reached a record high of 45.7 per 100,000 in 2023 (series since 1990).
  8. Sharp rise2023Major
    Homicide rate rose 66.8 % to 45.7 per 100,000 in 2023 (largest rise since 2022).

Countries similar to Ecuador

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Colombia78
  2. 2El Salvador73
  3. 3Peru69
  4. 4Georgia68
  5. 5Brazil67
  6. 6Albania66
  7. 7Paraguay66
  8. 8Nicaragua64

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

Country DNACountry DNA fingerprint of Ecuador: Income 43, Demographics 48, Urbanisation 48, Trade 30, Energy 48, Emissions 45, Innovation 40, Education 69, Public spending 71.Income 43Demographics 48Urbanisation 48Trade 30Energy 48Emissions 45Innovation 40Education 69Public spending 71

2025

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

  • Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 44.1 % in 2010 to 79.4 % in 2025 (+35.3 points).

  • Ecuador's population grew 44.1 % between 2000 and 2025, from 12.7M people to 18.3M people.

  • Trade is worth 59.4 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.

  • The fertility rate fell from 3.10 births/woman in 2000 to 1.81 births/woman in 2024.

  • 63.4 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 60.7 % in 2000.

  • 77.2 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 29.0 % in 2010.

  • Life expectancy of 77.6 years ranks 14th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean (2024).

  • CO₂ emissions of 2.54 t per person are 0.82× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).

  • GDP grew 1.7 % a year on average over 2014–2025.

  • Life expectancy gained 5.5 years since 2000, from 72.1 years to 77.6 years in 2024.

  • Unemployment of 3.3 % in 2025 is below the Latin America & Caribbean median of 6.3 %.

  • Within Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador ranks 24th of 33 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 16,757, 2025).

  • GDP per capita rose from US$ 1,382 in 2000 to US$ 7,125 in 2025 (+415.5 % in current US dollars).

  • With a median age of 28.4 years, Ecuador ranks 124th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).

Borders: Colombia, Peru

Languages: Spanish

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

  1. 2025
  2. 2024
  3. 2023

Explore Ecuador by topic

19 topics · 258 indicators with data.