Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate

2013 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 65.3 % in Sep 2025, compared with 64.8 % in the previous quarter.
  • Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2013 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 66.8 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 69.2 % in Sep 2016 and a record low of 62.0 % in Jun 2014.
  • Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Ecuador Population reached 18.0 million people in Dec 2024.
  • Unemployment Rate of Ecuador dropped to 3.6 % in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 444.0 USD in Dec 2019.

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What was Ecuador's Labour Force Participation Rate in Sep 2025?

Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 65.3 % in Sep 2025, compared with 64.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
65.3 Sep 2025 64.8 Jun 2025 62.0 Jun 2014 69.2 Sep 2016 % quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 63.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 62.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Armenia (%) 58.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 66.8 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Oct 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 62.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bahrain (%) 70.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 61.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 71.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brazil (%) 62.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 63.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 55.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 61.9 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 65.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Colombia (%) 65.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 54.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 60.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 74.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 67.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 75.6 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 69.2 Oct 2025 monthly May 2004 - Oct 2025
France (%) 75.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 54.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Germany (%) 57.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 63.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Greece (%) 62.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 57.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 68.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 66.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 62.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 66.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Japan (%) 64.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 38.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
South Korea (%) 64.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Latvia (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 45.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 67.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 58.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 59.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 44.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 60.7 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Nepal (%) 39.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 73.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 67.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 70.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 60.7 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 61.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 69.3 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 59.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 59.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 59.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 67.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 37.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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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: Revenue (USD mn) 1,753.230 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
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
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: Services (USD mn) -688.520 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 1,405.024 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 61,229.061 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 59,522.334 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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