Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) was 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts in Ecuador is 7.73 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 225.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in Ecuador peaked at 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.00 million BoP, current US$, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 19th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 55.00 million BoP, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 69.00 million BoP, current US$ | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 200.92 million BoP, current US$ | +191.2% |
| 1994 | 273.23 million BoP, current US$ | +36.0% |
| 1995 | 382.12 million BoP, current US$ | +39.9% |
| 1996 | 484.96 million BoP, current US$ | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 643.72 million BoP, current US$ | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 793.72 million BoP, current US$ | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 3.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.59 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 2.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.23 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 4.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 5.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 6.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2025 | 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 993.09 million BoP, current US$, 7.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 530.58 million BoP, current US$, 14.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +191.2% | 69.00 million BoP, current US$ | 200.92 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 403.70 million BoP, current US$ | 50.00 million BoP, current US$ | 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 16 Thailand 10.84 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 El Salvador 10.07 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 18 Sri Lanka 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 20 Ethiopia 7.14 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 21 Lebanon 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 22 South Korea 6.29 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 291.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in Ecuador?
- Personal transfers, receipts in Ecuador was 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.00 million BoP, current US$ in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. 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.