Economic and Financial Data for Ecuador

Date of last update: Jun-5-2026
Updated weekly

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Ecuador has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

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Unless otherwise indicated, the data are not seasonally adjusted. Unless otherwise indicated the data are final.

SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations				t/t-1	t/t-12	More información
		Date / Period of latest data	Last data (t)	Penultimate data (t-1)
REAL SECTOR								TOP
National Accounts (1)
At current prices GDP unadjustment data	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	34,997,598	31,849,787				link
Household consumption	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	22,940,792	20,744,534
Government consumption	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	4,208,116	4,170,469
Gross fixed capital formation	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	7,029,451	6,483,531
Changes in stocks	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	221,102	701,121
Exports of goods and services	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	10,806,925	9,257,822
Imports of goods and services	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	10,208,787	9,507,690
At current prices GDP seasonally adjusted data	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	32,814,412	32,098,847		3.0
Household consumption	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	21,714,465	20,823,515		-2.9
Government consumption	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	4,186,849	4,174,640		-0.2
Gross fixed capital formation	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	6,852,552	6,410,881		5.7
Changes in stocks	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	52,947	692,906
Exports of goods and services	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	10,806,925	9,257,822		19.7
Imports of goods and services	US dollars thousands	Q4/25	9,799,326	9,260,917		5.4
Production Index
IMAEc (Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity of Ecuador) (2)	Reference year 2018 = 100	Mar/26	111.4	111.7			1.6	link
Employment
Global occupation rate (3) (***)	Percentage of labor force	Apr/26	95.9	96.3		-0.43	0.63	link
Unemployment
Total unemployment rate (***)	Percentage of labor force	Apr/26	4.1	3.7		11.40	-12.84	link
Wages / Earnings
Median earnings, by employee per hour (4) (****)	In US dollars	Q1/26	2.83	2.75		2.88	NA	link
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index – CPI	Index January - December 2014=100	Apr/26	115.86	115.26		0.53	2.60	link
Producer Prices
Producer Price Index for the Domestic Market - PPIM	Index May 2024 – April 2025 = 100	Apr/26	102.96	101.89		0.99	2.06
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations				t/t-1	t/t-12	More información
		Date / Period of latest data	Last data (t)	Penultimate data (t-1)
FISCAL SECTOR								TOP
General Government or Public Sector Operations
Revenue	US dollars millions	2024	46,177.08	43,609.80				link
Oil revenue	US dollars millions	2024	14,847.27	14,509.99
Non oil revenue	US dollars millions	2024	31,329.81	29,099.81
Expenditure	US dollars millions	2024	47,810.37	47,883.47
Permanent expenditure	US dollars millions	2024	40,289.69	39,896.80
Salaries	US dollars millions	2024	12,283.56	12,134.47
Purchase of goods and services	US dollars millions	2024	13,071.86	13,591.50
Interests	US dollars millions	2024	2,982.53	2,704.97
External	US dollars millions	2024	2,450.94	2,118.40
Domestic	US dollars millions	2024	531.60	586.57
Transfers	US dollars millions	2024	1,983.09	1,825.84
Social Security benefits	US dollars millions	2024	8,781.63	8,576.22
Other Permanent Expenses	US dollars millions	2024	1,187.01	1,063.80
Non-Permanent Expense	US dollars millions	2024	7,520.69	7,986.67
Overall Result	US dollars millions	2024	-1,633.29	-4,273.67
Financing	US dollars millions	2024	1,633.29	4,273.67				link
Domestic	US dollars millions	2024	-666.52	4,192.90
Foreign	US dollars millions	2024	2,299.80	80.76
Central Government Budget Operations (13)
Revenue	US dollars millions	Apr/26	2,499.30	2,409.00				link
Oil revenue	US dollars millions	Apr/26	276.85	207.82
Non oil revenue	US dollars millions	Apr/26	2,222.45	2,201.19
Expenditure	US dollars millions	Apr/26	2,127.10	2,733.76				link
By function
General services	US dollars millions	Apr/26	1,015.16	1,131.96
Education and culture	US dollars millions	Apr/26	264.88	286.87
Health and communal development	US dollars millions	Apr/26	230.16	232.44
Agricultural development	US dollars millions	Apr/26	8.75	9.23
Transport and communication	US dollars millions	Apr/26	26.98	535.28
Other	US dollars millions	Apr/26	298.91	175.78
Interests	US dollars millions	Apr/26	282.26	362.21
External	US dollars millions	Apr/26	75.22	138.08
Domestic	US dollars millions	Apr/26	207.04	224.13
Balance, Deficit / Surplus	US dollars millions	Apr/26	372.20	-324.76				link
Financing	US dollars millions	Apr/26	-372.20	324.76
Domestic	US dollars millions	Apr/26	204.82	-300.91
Foreign	US dollars millions	Apr/26	28.14	-249.12
Changes on cash stocks (16)	US dollars millions	Apr/26	-605.16	874.78
Public Sector Debt (14)
Debt by maturity (5)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	51.858,39	49.476,07				link
Debt by holder (6)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	51.858,39	49.476,07
Multilateral	US dollars millions	Q4/25	30.953,98	28.761,07
Governments	US dollars millions	Q4/25	3.692,32	3.720,74
Banks	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1.023,14	796,03
International Financial Institution (17)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1.656,02	1.656,02
Brandy	US dollars millions	Q4/25	0,00	0,00
Global	US dollars millions	Q4/25	14.378,38	14.378,38
Global Bonds 2012	US dollars millions	Q4/25	104,79	104,79
Global Bonds 2030	US dollars millions	Q4/25	389,05	389,05
Sovereign bonds 2035	US dollars millions	Q4/25	202,00	202,00
PDI 2030 Bonds	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1.004,94	1.004,94
New Bond Sob 2040	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2.982,94	2.982,94
New Bond Sob 2030	US dollars millions	Q4/25	3.041,12	3.041,12
New Bond Sob 2035	US dollars millions	Q4/25	6.502,79	6.502,79
BOND 2022 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	10,54	10,54
BOND 2023 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	9,87	9,87
BOND 2024 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	51,44	51,44
BOND 2025 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2,67	2,67
BOND 2026 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	10,94	10,94
BOND 2027 NO INT 1	US dollars millions	Q4/25	7,01	7,01
BOND 2027 NO INT 2	US dollars millions	Q4/25	9,42	9,42
BOND 2028 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	31,04	31,04
BOND 2029 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	12,75	12,75
BOND 2030 NO INT	US dollars millions	Q4/25	5,05	5,05
Petroamazonas bonds	US dollars millions	Q4/25	0,00	0,00
Intangible contractual right liabilities	US dollars millions	Q4/25	154,56	163,83
Advance sale of oil	US dollars millions	Q4/25	0,00	0,00
Supplier creditors	US dollars millions	Q4/25	0,00	0,00
Balance of Payments financing	US dollars millions	Q4/25	0,00	0,00
Domestic Debt (at the end of the period)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	35.619,73	35.629,34
Of which Treasury Certificates CETES (7)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2.293,58	2.610,59
Of which debt securities	US dollars millions	Q4/25	20.776,41	19.946,21
Of which debt securities (15)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1.686,23	1.674,58
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations				t/t-1	t/t-12	More información
		Date / Period of latest data	Last data (t)	Penultimate data (t-1)
FINANCIAL SECTOR								TOP
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
Monetary aggregates								link
Currency in circulation	US dollars millions	Apr/26	122.82	122.05
Cash deposit	US dollars millions	Apr/26	17,225.82	17,560.51
Quasi-money	US dollars millions	Apr/26	67,953.38	66,956.65
Domestic credit	US dollars millions	Apr/26	83,654.20	84,055.34
Net domestic credit to central government	US dollars millions	Apr/26	6,845.30	7,735.25
Net domestic credit to social security funds	US dollars millions	Apr/26	-1,750.13	-1,603.59
Domestic credit to local government	US dollars millions	Apr/26	1,578.62	1,551.24
Domestic credit to non financial public societies	US dollars millions	Apr/26	119.87	120.63
Domestic credit to private sector	US dollars millions	Apr/26	76,860.55	76,251.81
Other net non classified assets	US dollars millions	Apr/26	-21,934.78	-21,945.80
Net foreign assets	US dollars millions	Apr/26	23,590.06	22,537.16
International reserves	US dollars millions	Apr/26	11,513.38	10,481.25
Other net external assets	US dollars millions	Apr/26	12,076.68	12,055.91
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (*)
Monetary Liabilities								link
Currency in circulation	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	123.18		123.25
Bank reserves	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	5,191.39		5,189.03
Other CBE obligations	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	5,020.82		4,815.75
Domestic credit	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	797.95		112.34
Net domestic credit to central government	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	1,027.11		687.44
Net domestic credit to social security funds	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	-872.83		-1,217.71
Domestic credit to local government	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	0.00		0.00
Credit to the financial system	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	637.67		636.39
Credit to the private sector	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	6.00		6.21
Net non classified assets	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	-4,208.78		-4,153.12
Net Foreign Assets	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	13,746.23		14,168.82
International Reserves (**)	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	12,491.19		13,059.54
Other Net Foreign Assets	US dollars millions	May/29/2026	1,255.04		1,109.28
Interest rates (8)
Policy rate "tasa básica", expressed in dollars	Percentage per Annum	01 Jun – 07 Jun 2026	0.20		0.20			link
Interest rate of long term Treasury Bonds in dollars
Stock market share prices
ECU – Index	08/02/1994 = 100	Daily/						link
BVG – Index	03/01/1994 = 100	Daily/						link
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations				t/t-1	t/t-12	More información
		Date / Period of latest data	Last data (t)		Penultimate data (t-1)
EXTERNAL SECTOR								TOP
Balance of payments (9)
Current account	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,979.6		557.0			link
Exports of goods	US dollars millions	Q4/25	9,886.2		8,596.4
Imports of goods	US dollars millions	Q4/25	8,310.9		8,036.1
Exports of services	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,073.5		1,032.1
Imports of services	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,703.9		1,601.0
Primary income	US dollars millions	Q4/25	-763.8		-1,182.2
Secondary income	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,798.4		1,747.8
Capital account	US dollars millions	Q4/25	29.8		28.1
Net lending (+) / Net borrowing (-)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2,009.4		585.2
Financial account	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,629.7		618.8
Net acquisition of financial assets	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2,481.8		1,425.2
Direct investment	US dollars millions	Q4/25
Portfolio investment	US dollars millions	Q4/25	-313.9		343.4
Financial derivatives (other than reserves)	US dollars millions	Q4/25
Other investment	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2,795.7		1,081.9
Net incurrence of liabilities	US dollars millions	Q4/25	2,109.8		265.9
Direct investment	US dollars millions	Q4/25	407.3		550.9
Portfolio investment	US dollars millions	Q4/25	29.4		-5.0
Financial derivatives (other than reserves)	US dollars millions	Q4/25
Other investment	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,673.2		-280.0
Reserve assets	US dollars millions	Q4/25	1,257.8		-540.5
Errors and omissions	US dollars millions	Q4/25	-379.6		33.6
International reserves (**)
Gross international reserves – stock	US dollars millions	May/31/26	12,491.19		11,513.38			link
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity	US dollars millions	Apr/30/26	11,525.4		10,490.0			link
Merchandise trade
Total exports FOB	US dollars thousands	Mar/26	3.533.222,6		2,760,008.5			link
Total imports FOB	US dollars thousands	Mar/26	2.999.605,2		2,354,951.1			link
International Investment Position (stock)
Net International Investment Position	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	-13,242.8		-14,493.2			link
Direct investment	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	-24,561.3		-24,154.0
Net acquisition of financial assets	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	0.0		0.0
Net incurrence of liabilities	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	24,561.3		24,154.0
Portfolio investment	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	-4,092.3		-3,749.1
Net acquisition of financial assets	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	10,606.2		10,920.0
Net incurrence of liabilities	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	14,698.5		14,669.1
Other investment	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	5,612.9		5,080.1
Net acquisition of financial assets	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	61,233.7		59,037.1
Net incurrence of liabilities	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	55,620.8		53,957.0
Reserve assets	US dollars millions at the end of the period	Q4/25	9,797.9		8,329.9
External debt
Total by sector and instrument (stock)	US dollars millions	Q4/25	63,839.59		62,130.08			link
Exchange rates (11)
Inter-bank exchange rate	Sucres per US dollar		25,000.00		25,000.00
Financial market exchange rate	Sucres per US dollar		25,000.00		25,000.00
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations				t/t-1	t/t-12	More information
		Date / Period of latest data	Last data (t)		Penultimate data (t-1)
POPULATION								TOP
Population (12)	Persons	2026	18,243,816		18,103,660			link

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Footnotes
(1)	The data on quarterly national accounts are original and seasonally adjusted. Since December 2023, the annual national accounts changed their calculation metodology to a Moving Base, chained to the reference year 2018, The quarterly growth rates correspond to chained and seasonally adjusted indices.
(2)	The published data of the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator of Ecuador (IMAEc) are presented in both original and seasonally adjusted series, compiled under the same methodology as the National Accounts, using a chain-linked volume framework with mobile base and reference year 2018 = 100. The IMAEc constitutes the high-frequency estimate within the National Accounts System and is designed to provide timely and forward-looking monitoring of the evolution of economic activity.
(3)	The national labor force is around 5.4 million people in the urban area.
(4)	The data corresponds to results at urban national level.
(5)	External debt data by maturity include external public debt guaranteed by the Ecuadorian government. All the debt is at long term. The stock includes the overdue and not payed interests at the cut-off date.
(6)	External debt data by holder include external public debt guaranteed by the Ecuadorian central government. The stock includes the overdue and not payed interests at the cut-off date.
(7)	Corresponds to domestic debt guaranteed by the Central Government.
(8)	There are no short-term government securities issued in Ecuador.
(9)	The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position data have been prepared and disseminated according to the methodology of the Sixth Edition of the IMF
(10)	Negative sign on international reserves means an increase.
(11)	There is no forward exchange market in Ecuador. One US dollar is exchanged for 25.000 Sucres, according to the "Ley para la Transformación Económica del Ecuador" (Economic transformation law of Ecuador) published in the "Registro Oficial" (Official Registry) No. 34, of March 13, 2000.
(12)	Population projections are according to information published by INEC in August 2024.
(13)	As of 2011, the data corresponds to the operations of sector 111: State Administration, which are provided by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
(14)	As from July 2021, the Ministry of Economy and Finance modified the methodology for calculating the public debt based on Ministerial Agreements No. 0096 and 0099 dated October 15 and 22, 2021, respectively.
(15)	Corresponds to the debt that the Government maintains with the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE), with the Development Bank of Ecuador (BDE), the debt of other public institutions held with the BDE and the payment agreements that the Government maintains with the IESS.
(16)	Reflects cash balances and adjustments.
(17)	Corresponds to the exchange of debt for conservation.
(*)	It does not include the estimation of circulating monetary species.
(**)	In accordance with article 137 of the Fundamental Monetary and Financial Code (Official Record N° 332 – Friday September 12, 2014), the Free Liquidity International Reserve becomes known as International Reserve. By resolution 076-2015-M, of May 28, 2015, the Monetary and Financial Policy and Regulation Board issues the Standard to establish the methodology for calculating international reserves. As of January 1^st, 2021, by resolution 635-2020-M, of December 29th, 2020, the Monetary and Financial Policy and Regulation Board issues a new standard to establish the methodology for calculating International Reserves. By resolution JPRM-2022-008-M, of February 23, 2022, the Monetary Policy and Regulation Board issues a new rule to establish the methodology for calculating International Reserves, as of February 23, 2022.
(***)	From 2020 to May 2021, the ENEMDU implemented methodological changes associated with the size and distribution of the sample, the level of representativeness of the estimators and the construction of weighting factors, affecting the historical comparability of the official statistics. Faced with this problem, it was decided for INEC to maintain the traditional sample design scheme, standardizing the calculation of weighting factors at the Primary Sampling Unit level and recalculating the indicators from September 2020 to May 2021, in order to maintain the comparability of the figures.
(****)	Due to the availability of information and given that methodological changes were made regarding sample size, representativeness, survey methodology, and expansion factor, the information corresponding to Median Primary Income per Hour and per Employee is provided for each quarter. The latest data corresponds to the first quarter of 2026, and the penultimate data point (t-1) is from the fourth quarter of 2025.
(*****)	As of September 2021, BEDE is included in the coverage of Other Financial Companies, due to an update of the sectorization.