Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 7.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador, 1980–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador stood at 7.9%.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador peaked at 8.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1982.
Ecuador ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 88 Costa Rica 8.1% compare
- 89 San Marino 8.0% compare
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.9% compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 7.8% compare
- 93 Australia 7.7% compare
- 94 Canada 7.6% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 29.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 333.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7636 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 913.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.7636 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1282 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Ecuador was 7.9% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Ecuador ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.