Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.607 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador is 0.607, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador peaked at 0.716 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.052, in 1861.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.088 | — |
| 1831 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.086 | -2.3% |
| 1834 | 0.095 | +10.5% |
| 1835 | 0.117 | +23.2% |
| 1836 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.106 | -9.4% |
| 1842 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.125 | +17.9% |
| 1846 | 0.141 | +12.8% |
| 1847 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.136 | -3.5% |
| 1851 | 0.122 | -10.3% |
| 1852 | 0.105 | -13.9% |
| 1853 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.136 | +29.5% |
| 1855 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.15 | +10.3% |
| 1857 | 0.194 | +29.3% |
| 1858 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.168 | -13.4% |
| 1860 | 0.076 | -54.8% |
| 1861 | 0.052 | -31.6% |
| 1862 | 0.114 | +119.2% |
| 1863 | 0.116 | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.119 | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 0.166 | +39.5% |
| 1867 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.164 | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 0.135 | -17.7% |
| 1870 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.144 | +6.7% |
| 1876 | 0.178 | +23.6% |
| 1877 | 0.096 | -46.1% |
| 1878 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.158 | +64.6% |
| 1880 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.146 | -8.2% |
| 1885 | 0.147 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 0.193 | +30.4% |
| 1889 | 0.207 | +7.3% |
| 1890 | 0.22 | +6.3% |
| 1891 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.229 | +4.1% |
| 1893 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.178 | -22.3% |
| 1896 | 0.198 | +11.2% |
| 1897 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.268 | +35.4% |
| 1899 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.277 | +3.4% |
| 1901 | 0.274 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.27 | -1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.267 | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.167 | -37.5% |
| 1907 | 0.163 | -2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.162 | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.212 | +30.9% |
| 1912 | 0.262 | +23.6% |
| 1913 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.261 | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.26 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.266 | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.257 | -3.4% |
| 1919 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.259 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.26 | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.259 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.26 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.259 | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.212 | -18.1% |
| 1926 | 0.209 | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.225 | +7.7% |
| 1928 | 0.228 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.263 | +15.4% |
| 1930 | 0.287 | +9.1% |
| 1931 | 0.282 | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.266 | -5.7% |
| 1933 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.269 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.227 | -15.6% |
| 1936 | 0.152 | -33.0% |
| 1937 | 0.149 | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.206 | +38.3% |
| 1939 | 0.25 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | 0.245 | -2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.242 | -1.2% |
| 1942 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.193 | -20.2% |
| 1945 | 0.166 | -14.0% |
| 1946 | 0.157 | -5.4% |
| 1947 | 0.232 | +47.8% |
| 1948 | 0.344 | +48.3% |
| 1949 | 0.364 | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.37 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 0.369 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.357 | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 0.347 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.352 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.363 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.37 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.374 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.378 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.359 | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 0.358 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.365 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.216 | -40.8% |
| 1964 | 0.133 | -38.4% |
| 1965 | 0.136 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.138 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.178 | +29.0% |
| 1968 | 0.273 | +53.4% |
| 1969 | 0.376 | +37.7% |
| 1970 | 0.294 | -21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.206 | -29.9% |
| 1972 | 0.172 | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | -15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.147 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.198 | +34.7% |
| 1979 | 0.393 | +98.5% |
| 1980 | 0.688 | +75.1% |
| 1981 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.684 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.69 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.672 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.671 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.67 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.692 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.716 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.714 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.706 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.697 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.699 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.696 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.695 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.696 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.693 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.689 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.698 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.693 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.671 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.634 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.613 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.588 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.581 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.586 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.538 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.534 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.533 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.54 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.552 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.641 | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.617 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.626 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.625 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.661 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.641 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.607 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.103 | 0.086 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.123 | 0.106 | 0.141 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1446 | 0.105 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1224 | 0.052 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1347 | 0.096 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.162 | 0.146 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2237 | 0.178 | 0.268 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2284 | 0.163 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2461 | 0.162 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2434 | 0.209 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2354 | 0.149 | 0.287 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2427 | 0.157 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3643 | 0.347 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2532 | 0.133 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1994 | 0.146 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6859 | 0.67 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7028 | 0.693 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6772 | 0.613 | 0.698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.571 | 0.533 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6335 | 0.607 | 0.661 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 67 Sao Tome and Principe 0.632 compare
- 68 Armenia 0.614 compare
- 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.605 compare
- 70 Romania 0.605 compare
- 72 Bulgaria 0.599 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 6,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9235 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 6,580 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador was 0.607 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 1989.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 1861.
- How does Ecuador rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.