Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador stood at 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 57.5% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.007 million USD per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 131st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +159.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1999 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -103.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -1889.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +378.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -71.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +267.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 2016 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -57.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1889.2% | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +378.2% | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 128 Turkmenistan 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 129 Mongolia 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 130 Cameroon 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Congo 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Tajikistan 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -72.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 million USD per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.