Ecuador is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 18.1M people. The capital is Quito, while the largest city is Guayaquil, with 2.65M residents. Ecuador shares land borders with Peru and Colombia.
Ecuador ranks 63/197 by GDP ($125B) and 105/197 by GDP per capita ($6,875). The top category for both exports and imports is raw materials & minerals.
Main facts and rankings
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
18414090
|
71/197 |
| GDP |
$125B
2024 |
63/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$6,875
2024 |
105/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$15,840
2024 |
111/197 |
| Government debt |
$68.6B
2024 |
65/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
55.1%
2025 |
96/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$3,784
2024 |
93/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$6,020
2025 |
104/197 |
| Land area | 95,892 sq mi | 76/197 |
| Population density | 189.1 ppl/mi² | 117/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 | 109/196 |
| Median age | 29.8 years | 105/196 |
| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | 65/197 |
Ecuador trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $2,069,464,937 |
| 1961 | $1,753,850,955 |
| 1962 | $1,518,207,703 |
| 1963 | $1,824,343,871 |
| 1964 | $2,244,146,103 |
| 1965 | $2,387,047,396 |
| 1966 | $2,429,308,639 |
| 1967 | $2,553,595,172 |
| 1968 | $2,582,179,864 |
| 1969 | $3,112,165,727 |
| 1970 | $2,862,503,139 |
| 1971 | $2,754,219,271 |
| 1972 | $3,185,986,087 |
| 1973 | $3,891,754,150 |
| 1974 | $6,599,257,044 |
| 1975 | $7,731,674,472 |
| 1976 | $9,091,921,030 |
| 1977 | $11,026,342,618 |
| 1978 | $11,922,497,876 |
| 1979 | $14,175,160,902 |
| 1980 | $17,881,508,242 |
| 1981 | $21,810,759,354 |
| 1982 | $19,929,846,396 |
| 1983 | $17,152,477,037 |
| 1984 | $16,912,509,092 |
| 1985 | $17,149,088,413 |
| 1986 | $15,314,138,472 |
| 1987 | $13,945,426,859 |
| 1988 | $13,051,881,851 |
| 1989 | $13,890,823,705 |
| 1990 | $15,239,272,612 |
| 1991 | $16,988,535,268 |
| 1992 | $18,094,238,119 |
| 1993 | $18,938,717,359 |
| 1994 | $22,708,673,337 |
| 1995 | $24,432,884,442 |
| 1996 | $25,226,393,197 |
| 1997 | $28,162,053,027 |
| 1998 | $27,981,896,948 |
| 1999 | $19,645,272,636 |
| 2000 | $17,539,454,727 |
| 2001 | $23,127,055,000 |
| 2002 | $27,054,197,000 |
| 2003 | $30,965,208,000 |
| 2004 | $35,194,947,000 |
| 2005 | $40,278,849,000 |
| 2006 | $45,690,762,000 |
| 2007 | $49,848,725,000 |
| 2008 | $61,139,438,000 |
| 2009 | $60,094,978,000 |
| 2010 | $68,151,329,000 |
| 2011 | $78,986,648,000 |
| 2012 | $87,735,048,000 |
| 2013 | $96,570,334,000 |
| 2014 | $102,717,794,000 |
| 2015 | $97,209,558,000 |
| 2016 | $97,671,433,000 |
| 2017 | $104,467,486,000 |
| 2018 | $107,478,961,000 |
| 2019 | $107,595,830,000 |
| 2020 | $95,865,473,000 |
| 2021 | $107,179,074,000 |
| 2022 | $116,133,121,000 |
| 2023 | $121,147,057,000 |
| 2024 | $124,676,074,700 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $451 |
| 1961 | $371 |
| 1962 | $312 |
| 1963 | $365 |
| 1964 | $436 |
| 1965 | $450 |
| 1966 | $445 |
| 1967 | $454 |
| 1968 | $445 |
| 1969 | $521 |
| 1970 | $465 |
| 1971 | $434 |
| 1972 | $488 |
| 1973 | $579 |
| 1974 | $954 |
| 1975 | $1,086 |
| 1976 | $1,242 |
| 1977 | $1,465 |
| 1978 | $1,541 |
| 1979 | $1,783 |
| 1980 | $2,190 |
| 1981 | $2,601 |
| 1982 | $2,314 |
| 1983 | $1,940 |
| 1984 | $1,864 |
| 1985 | $1,842 |
| 1986 | $1,604 |
| 1987 | $1,426 |
| 1988 | $1,304 |
| 1989 | $1,356 |
| 1990 | $1,455 |
| 1991 | $1,587 |
| 1992 | $1,655 |
| 1993 | $1,698 |
| 1994 | $1,997 |
| 1995 | $2,108 |
| 1996 | $2,136 |
| 1997 | $2,341 |
| 1998 | $2,284 |
| 1999 | $1,575 |
| 2000 | $1,382 |
| 2001 | $1,791 |
| 2002 | $2,059 |
| 2003 | $2,316 |
| 2004 | $2,586 |
| 2005 | $2,909 |
| 2006 | $3,244 |
| 2007 | $3,479 |
| 2008 | $4,195 |
| 2009 | $4,053 |
| 2010 | $4,520 |
| 2011 | $5,154 |
| 2012 | $5,634 |
| 2013 | $6,109 |
| 2014 | $6,406 |
| 2015 | $5,976 |
| 2016 | $5,918 |
| 2017 | $6,233 |
| 2018 | $6,304 |
| 2019 | $6,205 |
| 2020 | $5,464 |
| 2021 | $6,061 |
| 2022 | $6,516 |
| 2023 | $6,738 |
| 2024 | $6,875 |
Ecuador's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.4 |
| 1951 | 48.9 |
| 1952 | 49.2 |
| 1953 | 49.6 |
| 1954 | 50 |
| 1955 | 50.4 |
| 1956 | 50.9 |
| 1957 | 51.5 |
| 1958 | 52.1 |
| 1959 | 52.7 |
| 1960 | 53.4 |
| 1961 | 54.1 |
| 1962 | 54.7 |
| 1963 | 55.3 |
| 1964 | 56 |
| 1965 | 56.5 |
| 1966 | 57 |
| 1967 | 57.5 |
| 1968 | 57.9 |
| 1969 | 58.3 |
| 1970 | 58.8 |
| 1971 | 59.3 |
| 1972 | 59.8 |
| 1973 | 60.3 |
| 1974 | 60.7 |
| 1975 | 61.1 |
| 1976 | 61.4 |
| 1977 | 61.9 |
| 1978 | 62.4 |
| 1979 | 62.9 |
| 1980 | 63.3 |
| 1981 | 63.8 |
| 1982 | 64.3 |
| 1983 | 64.7 |
| 1984 | 65.2 |
| 1985 | 65.6 |
| 1986 | 66.1 |
| 1987 | 66.6 |
| 1988 | 67 |
| 1989 | 67.8 |
| 1990 | 68.4 |
| 1991 | 69 |
| 1992 | 69.5 |
| 1993 | 70.1 |
| 1994 | 70.9 |
| 1995 | 71.3 |
| 1996 | 71.8 |
| 1997 | 72 |
| 1998 | 71.9 |
| 1999 | 71.9 |
| 2000 | 72.1 |
| 2001 | 72.6 |
| 2002 | 73.2 |
| 2003 | 73.6 |
| 2004 | 73.9 |
| 2005 | 73.9 |
| 2006 | 74 |
| 2007 | 74.2 |
| 2008 | 74.7 |
| 2009 | 74.9 |
| 2010 | 75.2 |
| 2011 | 75.2 |
| 2012 | 75.5 |
| 2013 | 75.8 |
| 2014 | 76.1 |
| 2015 | 76.2 |
| 2016 | 76.1 |
| 2017 | 76.2 |
| 2018 | 77.2 |
| 2019 | 77.3 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 72.7 |
| 2022 | 76.6 |
| 2023 | 77.4 |
| 2024 | 77.6 |
| 2025 | 77.8 |
Ecuador's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,590,891 |
| 1961 | 4,722,331 |
| 1962 | 4,859,269 |
| 1963 | 5,001,716 |
| 1964 | 5,149,918 |
| 1965 | 5,303,963 |
| 1966 | 5,463,748 |
| 1967 | 5,629,057 |
| 1968 | 5,799,680 |
| 1969 | 5,975,236 |
| 1970 | 6,155,387 |
| 1971 | 6,340,052 |
| 1972 | 6,529,034 |
| 1973 | 6,722,033 |
| 1974 | 6,918,573 |
| 1975 | 7,118,251 |
| 1976 | 7,320,912 |
| 1977 | 7,526,819 |
| 1978 | 7,736,167 |
| 1979 | 7,948,869 |
| 1980 | 8,165,877 |
| 1981 | 8,386,910 |
| 1982 | 8,611,298 |
| 1983 | 8,840,417 |
| 1984 | 9,074,782 |
| 1985 | 9,311,154 |
| 1986 | 9,545,998 |
| 1987 | 9,779,290 |
| 1988 | 10,010,808 |
| 1989 | 10,241,852 |
| 1990 | 10,473,673 |
| 1991 | 10,702,380 |
| 1992 | 10,930,128 |
| 1993 | 11,154,274 |
| 1994 | 11,372,197 |
| 1995 | 11,590,514 |
| 1996 | 11,810,950 |
| 1997 | 12,031,127 |
| 1998 | 12,251,184 |
| 1999 | 12,470,795 |
| 2000 | 12,689,206 |
| 2001 | 12,910,740 |
| 2002 | 13,138,472 |
| 2003 | 13,372,306 |
| 2004 | 13,608,701 |
| 2005 | 13,846,163 |
| 2006 | 14,086,131 |
| 2007 | 14,328,773 |
| 2008 | 14,575,202 |
| 2009 | 14,825,954 |
| 2010 | 15,076,695 |
| 2011 | 15,326,227 |
| 2012 | 15,572,194 |
| 2013 | 15,807,128 |
| 2014 | 16,035,124 |
| 2015 | 16,266,225 |
| 2016 | 16,505,139 |
| 2017 | 16,759,519 |
| 2018 | 17,049,547 |
| 2019 | 17,340,021 |
| 2020 | 17,546,065 |
| 2021 | 17,682,454 |
| 2022 | 17,823,897 |
| 2023 | 17,980,083 |
| 2024 | 18,135,478 |
Ecuador's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.72 |
| 1961 | 6.7 |
| 1962 | 6.68 |
| 1963 | 6.65 |
| 1964 | 6.61 |
| 1965 | 6.56 |
| 1966 | 6.51 |
| 1967 | 6.44 |
| 1968 | 6.35 |
| 1969 | 6.25 |
| 1970 | 6.14 |
| 1971 | 6.01 |
| 1972 | 5.87 |
| 1973 | 5.73 |
| 1974 | 5.58 |
| 1975 | 5.43 |
| 1976 | 5.28 |
| 1977 | 5.13 |
| 1978 | 4.99 |
| 1979 | 4.86 |
| 1980 | 4.73 |
| 1981 | 4.61 |
| 1982 | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 4.39 |
| 1984 | 4.31 |
| 1985 | 4.14 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 3.87 |
| 1988 | 3.79 |
| 1989 | 3.74 |
| 1990 | 3.68 |
| 1991 | 3.63 |
| 1992 | 3.58 |
| 1993 | 3.49 |
| 1994 | 3.42 |
| 1995 | 3.38 |
| 1996 | 3.35 |
| 1997 | 3.29 |
| 1998 | 3.23 |
| 1999 | 3.17 |
| 2000 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | 3.04 |
| 2002 | 2.97 |
| 2003 | 2.91 |
| 2004 | 2.85 |
| 2005 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 2.75 |
| 2007 | 2.7 |
| 2008 | 2.69 |
| 2009 | 2.68 |
| 2010 | 2.62 |
| 2011 | 2.61 |
| 2012 | 2.51 |
| 2013 | 2.36 |
| 2014 | 2.27 |
| 2015 | 2.21 |
| 2016 | 2.12 |
| 2017 | 2.13 |
| 2018 | 2.11 |
| 2019 | 2.04 |
| 2020 | 1.97 |
| 2021 | 1.91 |
| 2022 | 1.86 |
| 2023 | 1.82 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.2 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1962 | 17.9 |
| 1963 | 17.8 |
| 1964 | 17.8 |
| 1965 | 17.7 |
| 1966 | 17.7 |
| 1967 | 17.7 |
| 1968 | 17.7 |
| 1969 | 17.7 |
| 1970 | 17.7 |
| 1971 | 17.8 |
| 1972 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 17.9 |
| 1974 | 17.9 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 18.1 |
| 1977 | 18.2 |
| 1978 | 18.3 |
| 1979 | 18.4 |
| 1980 | 18.5 |
| 1981 | 18.6 |
| 1982 | 18.8 |
| 1983 | 18.9 |
| 1984 | 19.1 |
| 1985 | 19.2 |
| 1986 | 19.4 |
| 1987 | 19.6 |
| 1988 | 19.8 |
| 1989 | 20 |
| 1990 | 20.2 |
| 1991 | 20.4 |
| 1992 | 20.6 |
| 1993 | 20.8 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 21.2 |
| 1996 | 21.4 |
| 1997 | 21.6 |
| 1998 | 21.8 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 22.2 |
| 2001 | 22.4 |
| 2002 | 22.7 |
| 2003 | 22.9 |
| 2004 | 23.2 |
| 2005 | 23.4 |
| 2006 | 23.7 |
| 2007 | 24 |
| 2008 | 24.2 |
| 2009 | 24.5 |
| 2010 | 24.8 |
| 2011 | 25.1 |
| 2012 | 25.4 |
| 2013 | 25.7 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 26.4 |
| 2016 | 26.8 |
| 2017 | 27.2 |
| 2018 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | 28.3 |
| 2021 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 29.4 |
| 2024 | 29.8 |
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Ecuador: National Statistics
Finance
|
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$117B
2024 |
65/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
37.8%
2025 |
62/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.89%
2023 |
108/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.3%
2023 |
50/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
42,000
2020 |
77/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.95%
2025 |
61/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
3.45%
2024 |
137/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
57.2%
2024 |
95/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
26.5%
2024 |
74/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
55.8
2025 |
125/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
33.4%
2024 |
26/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
1.5%
2024 |
157/169 |
| Listed domestic companies |
26
2000 |
84/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$747M
2000 |
94/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$6.91B
2024 |
87/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$6.54B
2024 |
32/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
2,108,000
2019 |
58/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.12%
2020 |
116/184 |
| Banked people share |
64.5%
2024 |
87/158 |
Energy
|
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
905 kg
2022 |
101/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$16.8
2022 |
56/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
45.3 megatons
2023 |
58/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
2.52 tons
2023 |
95/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
84%
2022 |
47/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
18.9%
2021 |
112/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
13.2%
2022 |
42/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-69.4%
2022 |
116/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
1,589 kWh
2022 |
89/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
80.9%
2021 |
28/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
74.6%
2022 |
20/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
76/192 |
| Electricity access |
98.7%
2023 |
124/195 |
Society
|
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.22%
2024 |
71/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-19,704
2024 |
151/196 |
| Urban population |
65%
2024 |
94/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.49 ft
2025 |
164/190 |
| Average female height |
5.09 ft
2025 |
171/190 |
| Quality of life index |
36.7
2025 |
139/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
32
2024 |
138/197 |
| Higher education index |
49
2025 |
95/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
45.7
2023 |
2/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
20.1
2019 |
70/197 |
| Visa free countries |
104
2025 |
95/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
96.3%
2022 |
94/196 |
| English speaking |
1.24%
2023 |
169/197 |
| People using the Internet |
77.2%
2024 |
107/195 |
Health
|
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$493
2022 |
86/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$160
2022 |
80/191 |
| Life expectancy |
77.8 years
2025 |
65/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.32%
2022 |
123/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.31
2020 |
78/193 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
55
2023 |
91/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
13.1
2023 |
108/192 |
| Obesity rate |
28.3%
2022 |
63/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
4.9%
2024 |
169/195 |
| Air quality index |
67
2025 |
67/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
10.2%
2022 |
132/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
2.54 liters
2020 |
127/186 |
Territory
|
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.17%
2025 |
76/197 |
| Land area per capita |
5,288 sq mi
2024 |
81/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
20,656 sq mi
2025 |
85/194 |
| Forest area |
47,510 sq mi
2025 |
49/196 |
| Roads length |
26,853 mi
2015 |
72/175 |
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