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Ecuador · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Ecuador

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Quito Upper middle income Nation age 186 years (since 1840) i ECU · EC
NationsTree Index 2025 i45.2108th of 196 Tree height 2025 i10 msee ranking Military strength i59percentile
Population i18.3 m70th of 217 Area i256,370 km²77th of 216 GDP i$130.32 bn64th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$306.48 bn intl.66th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$16,757 intl.116th of 199 Life expectancy i77.6 years79th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i40
Strength · trunk i61
Quality of life · crown i45
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i39
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i41
CSV

In short

Ecuador is 108th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 45.2 out of 100; its tree is 10 m tall.

It has 18.3 million people and an economy of $306.48 bn at purchasing power parity, 66th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (27th of 183), Inflation (29th of 180) and Unemployment (52nd of 187).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (141st of 145), Income inequality (Gini) (102nd of 108) and DPT immunization (169th of 193).

Over five years it climbed from 115th to 108th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 256,370 77th/216
Land area ikm² 248,360 77th/216
Population ipeople 18.3 m 70th/217
Population growth i% 0.85% 111th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 73.0 133rd/216
Urban population i% 63.4% 113th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 23.9% 104th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.6% 109th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $130.32 bn 64th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $306.48 bn 66th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $261.90 bn 66th/199
GDP per person iUSD $7,125 118th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $16,757 116th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $6,890 111th/201
GDP growth i% 3.7% 90th/210
Inflation i% 0.7% 29th/180
Unemployment i% 3.3% 52nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 54.5% 100th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.8% 99th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 9.7% 71st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.7% 77th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.2% 59th/192
Services i% of GDP 57.0% 107th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $40.97 bn 70th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $36.38 bn 74th/182
Exports i% of GDP 31.4% 108th/183
Imports i% of GDP 27.9% 143rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 59.4% 129th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 20.9% 37th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 4.6% 155th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 58.7% 20th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 8.9% 42nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 10.0% 65th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.9% 30th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 140th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 6.7% 61st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 6.40% 22nd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 77th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.28% 82nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 3.7% 149th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 24,821 27th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.1 m 62nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $705.0 m 84th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.1% 105th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.5 m 57th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.6 79th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 12.9 89th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.31 77th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.3 106th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 70% 169th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 54.4% 106th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 92.8% 88th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 41.1% 34th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 12.7% 110th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.6% 73rd/193
Adult literacy i% 93.5% 46th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 67.9% 52nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.777 88th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 45.9 102nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 3.4% 71st/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 98.5% 139th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 69.9% 87th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 49.3% 86th/144
Internet users i% of population 77.2% 108th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 102 136th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 17.2 95th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.72 68th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 9562000
Air passengers carried ipassengers 4.6 m 61st/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.64 105th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 18.9% 112th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 18.6 107th/200
Forest area i% of land area 49.7% 60th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 927 94th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 51.7 110th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 33.2 150th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 41.6 167th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 54.4 164th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 43.2 152nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 56.2 106th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 45.7 141st/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $2.74 bn 59th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.1% 56th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.7% 68th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 42,000 77th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.54% 108th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 30.0 m 78th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m2018

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.44%2014
Patent applications by residents iapplications 53 82nd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 3,530 66th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Ecuador — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/ecuador. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Ecuador — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/ecuador. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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