Ecuador: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Ecuador's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 177.62 on 2024 (from 6,232 to 6,409).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +66.07 and a typical year strayed about 214.54 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 477.65 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 640.16 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Ecuador had the 172nd highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ecuador in the 2025 ranking

• Oman — 168th of 186: 7,151
• Papua New Guinea — 169th of 186: 7,084
• Tuvalu — 170th of 186: 6,532
• Marshall Islands — 172nd of 186: 6,174
• Ghana — 173rd of 186: 5,979
• El Salvador — 174th of 186: 4,674

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 52,314 (2025)
• Argentina — 16,119 (2025)
• Aruba — 58,778 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 35,159 (2024)
• Barbados — 54,263 (2025)
• Belize — 12,772 (2025)
• Bolivia — 26,178 (2025)
• Brazil — 22,241 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 70,318 (2024)
• Chile — 10.86 million (2025)
• Colombia — 19.13 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Ecuador

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$9.8 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$6.11 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.71 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 16.71 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$15.17 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 16.24 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.82% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$81.74 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Ecuador's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

6,409 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 157.75% from 2,487 in 1960 (1.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6,410 in 2023 and the lowest 2,487 in 1960.

How does Ecuador rank?

172nd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Ecuador?

In 2025, Ecuador's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 177.62 on 2024 (from 6,232 to 6,409). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +66.07 and a typical year strayed about 214.54 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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