Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0158 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.0239 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0394 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0384 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0377 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0804 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0886 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1833 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0289 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0394 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0356 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0619 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 96 Mexico 0.085 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Samoa 0.082 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Fiji 0.0815 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Armenia 0.0771 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.0756 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Kenya 0.066 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Ecuador?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Ecuador was 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.