Refugees
467,887refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
127,783from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Ecuador
Ecuador has 18 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $130 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 18 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$130billion63rd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population18million70th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$7,12597th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP2.1% of GDP52nd of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person2.5t121st of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Ecuador imports all of its potash supply; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 40% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025, Ecuador → Panama as reported by the exporter; Ecuador → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports | Panama, China, United States (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Imports 0.1% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, United States → Ecuador as reported by the exporter | Peru, United States |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 99% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2021 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Canada, United States, Brazil |
| Maize | Low net trade | Imports 13% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Brazil, Argentina |
| Rice | Low net trade | Exports 5% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Uruguay |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Imports <0.1% of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2020 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Germany, Chile |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, China, Finland |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 30% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, France, Germany |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 61% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, Indonesia, United States |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 40% of what it produces
Main partners: Panama, China, United States (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025, Ecuador → Panama as reported by the exporter; Ecuador → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports
- Natural gasLow net trade
Imports 0.1% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Peru, United States
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, United States → Ecuador as reported by the exporter
- WheatImports most
Imports 99% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Canada, United States, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2021 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Imports 13% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Brazil, Argentina
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceLow net trade
Exports 5% of what it produces
Main partners: Uruguay
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Imports <0.1% of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2020 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Germany, Chile
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Russia, China, Finland
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 30% of imports
Main partners: United States, France, Germany
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 61% of imports
Main partners: China, Indonesia, United States
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Ecuador’s economy produced $130 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth3.7%2025 · 81st of 186 · World Bank
Inflation0.7%2025 · 142nd of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment3.3%2025 · 130th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$6.91billion2024 · 84th of 164 · World Bank
Trade57% of GDP2024 · 121st of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$1.35billion2025 · 87th of 200 · World Bank
People
Ecuador had 18 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Ecuador’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.822023 · 127th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age28.42023 · 142nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over8.6%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Ecuador numbered 2 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
Ecuador emitted 46.0 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Ecuador’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions46Mt2024 · 58th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person2.5t2024 · 121st of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17501,391Mt2024 · 77th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.72023 · 122nd of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Ecuador.
Sanctions
25entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 25
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$26.6billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
10publicly known incidents affecting Ecuador, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Ecuador.
| GDP | $130 bn | 2025 | 63rd of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $7,125 | 2025 | 97th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 3.7% | 2025 | 81st of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 0.7% | 2025 | 142nd of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 55% | 2025 | 91st of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −2.8% | 2025 | 104th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 5.9% | 2025 | 31st of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 130th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $6.9 bn | 2024 | 84th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 57% | 2024 | 121st of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $1.3 bn | 2025 | 87th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 5.3% | 2024 | 48th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 18 m | 2025 | 70th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 18 m | 2023 | 72nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.82 | 2023 | 127th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 28.4 | 2023 | 142nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 77.4 | 2023 | 89th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 127,783 | 2025 | 37th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 467,887 | 2025 | 26th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 25.6 | 2025 | 27th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 441 kb/d | 2025 | 30th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 288 kb/d | 2024 | 44th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 72nd of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.3 bcm | 2024 | 107th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 33 TWh | 2024 | 70th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 72% | 2024 | 52nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0.8% | 2024 | 148th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 100th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 1.7 Mt | 2024 | 33rd of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 1.2 Mt | 2024 | 56th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 73rd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 1.0 Mt | 2024 | 34th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 187th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 60th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.16 Mt | 2024 | 25th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 78th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 46 Mt | 2024 | 58th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 2.5 t | 2024 | 121st of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 1,391 Mt | 2024 | 77th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 9.6% | 2023 | 80th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.7 | 2023 | 122nd of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 2.1% | 2025 | 52nd of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $2.7 bn | 2025 | 57th of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 439 | 2025 | 25th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 31 TIV m | 2025 | 64th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 2 | 2026 | 58th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 77% | 2024 | 105th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $118 m | 2024 | 100th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 3% | 2024 | 113th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 25 | 2026 | 83rd of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $13 m | 2021 | 84th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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