Ecuador Current Account Balance: % of GDP

1993 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • Ecuador Current Account surplus accounted for 8.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a 8.2 % surplus in the previous quarter.
  • Ecuador Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Jun 2025, with an average value of -4.8 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 12.7 % in Mar 2000 and a record low of -15.5 % in Sep 1998.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Current Account Balance in USD and Nominal GDP in USD. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2016 is calculated from Current Account Balance based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 2008. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2000 is calculated from Current Account Balance and Nominal GDP, both sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Key information about Ecuador Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Ecuador, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 77.6 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 3.6 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 33.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Ecuador's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1993 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Ecuador Current Account Balance: % of GDP

What was Ecuador's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Jun 2025?

Ecuador Current Account surplus accounted for 8.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a 8.2 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.1 Jun 2025 8.2 Mar 2025 -15.5 Sep 1998 12.7 Mar 2000 % quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025

Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) -3.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) -1.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) -7.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -1.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 6.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) 0.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) -2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) -3.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -2.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) -3.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 13.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) -3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) -0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Canada (%) -1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) -5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) -8.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) -2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 8.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
France (%) -0.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) -2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) -5.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 12.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hungary (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -6.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
India (%) -0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 2.2 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Ireland (%) 8.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Italy (%) 2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -4.1 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 29,402.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) -6.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) -1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 7,498.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) -17.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 21.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -41.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 3.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Latvia (%) -3.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -2.8 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 36.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 8.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) -8.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) -21.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) -11.2 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Nepal (%) 6.7 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) -3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 11.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 16.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -22.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 2.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) -6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Poland (%) -2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 14.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) -8.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -4.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 17.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) -3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 5.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Spain (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 5.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 111.004 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,537.709 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 85,105.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 47.467 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 67.019 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 45.876 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) -532.850 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) 532.850 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 2,286.080 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 1,753.230 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 185.6 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 6.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 70,731.099 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 27,418.661 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,609.277 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,825.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 17.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 902,307.523 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 336,729.745 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 537.371 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 764.778 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 430.540 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 794.803 Sep 2025 monthly May 1992 - Sep 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 99.534 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) 3,097.200 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 31,848,323.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Imports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 28,751,123.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Export Value Index (2015=100) 145.654 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 119.376 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,686.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 8.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3.617 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 58,111.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 139.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 3.788 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD) -11,374,979,000.538 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 1,405.024 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -688.520 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 59,522.334 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 61,229.061 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 49,322.219 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 8,261.485 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 73,581.424 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD th) 23,806.340 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Asia: China (USD th) 12,350.723 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,828.526 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 32,981.522 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 96,558.324 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 14.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,097.8 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,541.281 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 76,119.502 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 15.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 81,642.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 12.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,259.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 72,302.035 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.98 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 55.23 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 6,097.800 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 9.4 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2011 - Oct 2025

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