Ecuador — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Ecuador, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Ecuador was 3.73% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.95% in 1973. The lowest was -9.25% in 2020 (about -2.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.50% per year.
Ecuador ranks 90 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 42%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Ecuador sits above it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 73% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3013%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 16 of 40 economies; Peru (3.43%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 5689% in 2020. That is 152% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 47th of 107 in 1961 → 43rd of 119 in 1970 → 68th of 152 in 1980 → 81st of 176 in 1990 → 167th of 199 in 2000 → 106th of 209 in 2010 → 170th of 209 in 2020 → 81st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.73% | +5.7 pp |
| 2024 | -1.94% | -3.8 pp |
| 2023 | 1.83% | -4.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.87% | -3.6 pp |
| 2021 | 9.42% | +18.7 pp |
| 2020 | -9.25% | -9.4 pp |
| 2019 | 0.17% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 1.04% | -4.9 pp |
| 2017 | 5.97% | +6.7 pp |
| 2016 | -0.69% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 0.12% | -4.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.23% | -3.0 pp |
| 2013 | 7.21% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5.78% | -2.7 pp |
| 2011 | 8.48% | +4.5 pp |
| 2010 | 4.03% | +2.9 pp |
| 2009 | 1.09% | -5.5 pp |
| 2008 | 6.56% | +4.7 pp |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -2.4 pp |
| 2006 | 4.34% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 6.83% | +3.9 pp |
| 2003 | 2.88% | -2.0 pp |
| 2002 | 4.93% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 4.21% | +3.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.09% | +5.8 pp |
| 1999 | -4.74% | -8.0 pp |
| 1998 | 3.27% | -1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 4.33% | +2.6 pp |
| 1996 | 1.73% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 2.25% | -2.0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.26% | +2.3 pp |
| 1993 | 1.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.11% | -2.2 pp |
| 1991 | 4.29% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 3.68% | +2.7 pp |
| 1989 | 1.01% | -4.9 pp |
| 1988 | 5.89% | +6.1 pp |
| 1987 | -0.26% | -3.7 pp |
| 1986 | 3.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 3.94% | +1.3 pp |
| 1984 | 2.63% | +3.0 pp |
| 1983 | -0.34% | -1.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.61% | -5.0 pp |
| 1981 | 5.61% | +1.9 pp |
| 1980 | 3.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.73% | -2.0 pp |
| 1978 | 5.71% | +4.1 pp |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -5.8 pp |
| 1976 | 7.4% | -3.6 pp |
| 1975 | 10.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 11.21% | -2.7 pp |
| 1973 | 13.95% | +8.9 pp |
| 1972 | 5.02% | -1.3 pp |
| 1971 | 6.29% | -0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 6.87% | +2.2 pp |
| 1969 | 4.67% | +2.8 pp |
| 1968 | 1.91% | -2.7 pp |
| 1967 | 4.62% | +5.0 pp |
| 1966 | -0.34% | -3.6 pp |
| 1965 | 3.28% | -4.1 pp |
| 1964 | 7.41% | +5.3 pp |
| 1963 | 2.11% | -2.8 pp |
| 1962 | 4.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 5.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ecuador’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.92% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ecuador’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -27.3% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.73%; 2024: -1.94%; 2023: 1.83%; 2022: 5.87%; 2021: 9.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.