Ecuador vs Peru: Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Current account balance (BoP, current US$) over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Ecuador, a difference of 4.37 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -559.00 million BoP, current US$ | -128.70 million BoP, current US$ | 430.30 million BoP, current US$ | Peru |
| 1980s | -629.76 million BoP, current US$ | -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 399.07 million BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 1990s | -562.92 million BoP, current US$ | -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.07 billion BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 465.90 million BoP, current US$ | -534.83 million BoP, current US$ | 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 2010s | -782.04 million BoP, current US$ | -5.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.38 billion BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Ecuador and Peru?
- 4.37 billion BoP, current US$, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for current account balance?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.