Ecuador vs World: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Ecuador
0.0828 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0052 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
World rank
2nd

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ecuador
  • World
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0828 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.0776 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 15.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.

Ecuador ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 189 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador
1970s 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador
1980s 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP 0.02 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador
1990s 0.02 units per US$ of GDP 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2000s 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2010s 0.0094 units per US$ of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2020s 0.0766 units per US$ of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0706 units per US$ of GDP Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Ecuador or World?
Ecuador, at 0.0828 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Ecuador and World?
0.0776 units per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and World?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and World rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.