Foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador
Ecuador: Foreign aid and investments received was 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 52.6%
World rank
22nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
All-time low
-859.11 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador stood at 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.6% on the previous year and up 200.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador peaked at 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024 and was at its lowest, -859.11 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2004.
That places Ecuador 22nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 440.85 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 271.46 million millions of current united states dollars | -38.4% |
| 2002 | 818.88 million millions of current united states dollars | +201.7% |
| 2003 | 607.01 million millions of current united states dollars | -25.9% |
| 2004 | -859.11 million millions of current united states dollars | -241.5% |
| 2005 | 891.96 million millions of current united states dollars | -203.8% |
| 2006 | 397.49 million millions of current united states dollars | -55.4% |
| 2007 | 846.87 million millions of current united states dollars | +113.1% |
| 2008 | 374.41 million millions of current united states dollars | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 265.00 million millions of current united states dollars | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 246.38 million millions of current united states dollars | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 665.15 million millions of current united states dollars | +170.0% |
| 2012 | 661.22 million millions of current united states dollars | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 864.57 million millions of current united states dollars | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 billion millions of current united states dollars | +57.6% |
| 2015 | 2.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | +82.2% |
| 2016 | 1.43 billion millions of current united states dollars | -42.3% |
| 2017 | 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars | +56.8% |
| 2018 | 2.41 billion millions of current united states dollars | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.57 billion millions of current united states dollars | +48.4% |
| 2020 | 3.03 billion millions of current united states dollars | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.44 billion millions of current united states dollars | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 3.15 billion millions of current united states dollars | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 2.69 billion millions of current united states dollars | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars | +52.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 818.00 million millions of current united states dollars, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.40 million millions of current united states dollars, 5.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 405.48 million millions of current united states dollars | -859.11 million millions of current united states dollars | 891.96 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars | 246.38 million millions of current united states dollars | 3.57 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 billion millions of current united states dollars | 2.44 billion millions of current united states dollars | 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 19 Peru 4.43 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 20 Jordan 4.20 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.13 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 23 Kenya 4.06 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 24 Morocco 3.97 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 25 Colombia 3.88 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -72.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.2802 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0828 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Ecuador was 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -859.11 million millions of current united states dollars in 2004.
- How does Ecuador rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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