Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ecuador stood at 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 57.7% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 133rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +166.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -103.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -2397.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +444.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -70.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +288.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -57.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2397.7% | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +444.5% | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 130 Eswatini 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 135 Haiti 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Burundi 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -72.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.