Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 3.888 % in Sep 2025
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.342 % for Jun 2025
  • Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.644 % from Dec 2000 to Sep 2025, with 100 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 9.547 % in Sep 2008 and a record low of 0.537 % in Dec 2012
  • Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Net Currency Position and Reserve with Latin American Integration Association (ALADI). The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD and Nominal GDP in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to Q1 2004 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

View Ecuador's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2000 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Ecuador's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 3.888 % in Sep 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.888 Sep 2025 4.342 Jun 2025 0.537 Dec 2012 9.547 Sep 2008 % quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.714 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 17.343 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 2.352 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 0.801 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.996 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 5.975 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 0.896 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.818 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Bulgaria (%) 28.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Canada (%) 4.237 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2026
Colombia (%) 13.293 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.694 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 41.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 18.552 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 3.901 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.810 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 3.221 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.955 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 11.063 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 5.520 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.417 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 100.057 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 16.515 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 17.102 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.000 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Feb 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Ireland (%) 0.644 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 36.628 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 2.065 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 24.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.206 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Feb 2026
Kosovo (%) 13.490 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 23.542 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 8.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.364 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.044 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.988 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.328 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2026
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 49.002 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 11.930 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 26.205 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 22.945 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 22.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 22.335 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 13.996 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 13.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 18.250 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 24.022 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Feb 2026 monthly May 1986 - Feb 2026
Poland (%) 18.017 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 2.918 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 18.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 16.278 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 15.506 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 34.056 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 25.716 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 65.663 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.194 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.935 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.483 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 6.877 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 87.408 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust

Explore the most complete set of 6.6 million time series covering more than 200 economies, 20 industries and 18 macroeconomic sectors.

Learn more about what we do

Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,096.658 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,352.072 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 87,469.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 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: Finance (USD mn) -594.680 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) 594.680 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 1,512.010 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 2,106.680 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 430.3 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 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) 2,968.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 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) 657.340 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 773.247 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 595.162 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 853.309 Dec 2025 monthly May 1992 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 657.340 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 382.174 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 595.162 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 492,277.328 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 401,502.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 5.195 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2019 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 476,228.709 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 640,593.814 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 343,067.926 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 573,161.126 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 85.357 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 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) 581.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -5.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 62,532.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.0 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 43.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 4.516 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD) -11,374,979,000.538 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 59,423.363 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 58,691.873 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 566.773 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -539.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 11,091.865 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 51,440.225 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 539,082.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
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
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,804.349 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,109.445 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 98,731.828 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 13.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,045.1 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,412.649 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 78,423.353 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 14.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 81,407.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,944.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 73,746.093 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.09 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 55.98 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 7,045.074 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -1.6 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Jan 2026

More Indicators for Ecuador

Request a demo of CEIC

CEIC’s economic databases cover over 200 global markets. Our Platform offers the most reliable macroeconomic data and advanced analytical tools.

Request a demo
Unlimited access tailored to your data needs
Flexible monthly access to CEIC data