GERD as a percentage of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Ecuador, 1996–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2014, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 629.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 62nd out of 116 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +119.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +70.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +78.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +17.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GERD as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +119.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 371 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 629.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release