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EC

Quito · pop. 18M · Spanish · United States dollar

hunger

2.5 million people in crisis or worse

14% of the 18.4 million analysed · IPC, Feb 2026

Trajectories

economic complexity

#110

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · −0.84

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.89
1996−0.95−0.07 pts
1997−1.00−0.05 pts
1998−0.71+0.30 pts
1999−0.72−0.01 pts
2000−0.79−0.07 pts
2001−0.70+0.09 pts
2002−0.88−0.18 pts
2003−0.86+0.02 pts
2004−0.80+0.06 pts
2005−0.77+0.03 pts
2006−0.63+0.14 pts
2007−0.72−0.08 pts
2008−0.83−0.11 pts
2009−0.830 pts
2010high−0.56+0.27 pts
2011−0.80−0.23 pts
2012−0.73+0.07 pts
2013−0.76−0.03 pts
2014−0.91−0.14 pts
2015−0.80+0.11 pts
2016−0.95−0.16 pts
2017−0.99−0.04 pts
2018−1.01−0.02 pts
2019−1.07−0.06 pts
2020low−1.19−0.12 pts
2021−1.13+0.06 pts
2022−1.07+0.06 pts
2023−1.03+0.04 pts
2024latest−0.84+0.19 pts

economic momentum

$6,875

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $6,875

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$1,455
1991$1,587+9.1%
1992$1,655+4.3%
1993$1,698+2.6%
1994$1,997+17.6%
1995$2,108+5.6%
1996$2,136+1.3%
1997$2,341+9.6%
1998$2,284−2.4%
1999$1,575−31.0%
2000low$1,382−12.3%
2001$1,791+29.6%
2002$2,059+15.0%
2003$2,316+12.5%
2004$2,586+11.7%
2005$2,909+12.5%
2006$3,244+11.5%
2007$3,479+7.3%
2008$4,195+20.6%
2009$4,053−3.4%
2010$4,520+11.5%
2011$5,154+14.0%
2012$5,634+9.3%
2013$6,109+8.4%
2014$6,406+4.9%
2015$5,976−6.7%
2016$5,918−1.0%
2017$6,233+5.3%
2018$6,304+1.1%
2019$6,205−1.6%
2020$5,464−11.9%
2021$6,061+10.9%
2022$6,516+7.5%
2023$6,738+3.4%
2024latest$6,875+2.0%

prices

1.5%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 1.5%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
199048.5%
199148.7%+0.20 pts
199254.6%+5.89 pts
199345.0%−9.65 pts
199427.3%−17.6 pts
199522.9%−4.38 pts
199624.4%+1.48 pts
199730.7%+6.25 pts
199836.1%+5.44 pts
199952.2%+16.1 pts
2000high96.1%+43.9 pts
200137.7%−58.4 pts
200212.5%−25.2 pts
20037.9%−4.55 pts
20042.7%−5.19 pts
20052.2%−0.57 pts
20063.3%+1.13 pts
20072.3%−1.02 pts
20088.4%+6.12 pts
20095.2%−3.24 pts
20103.6%−1.61 pts
20114.5%+0.92 pts
20125.1%+0.63 pts
20132.7%−2.38 pts
20143.6%+0.87 pts
20154.0%+0.38 pts
20161.7%−2.24 pts
20170.4%−1.31 pts
2018−0.2%−0.64 pts
20190.3%+0.49 pts
2020low−0.3%−0.60 pts
20210.1%+0.47 pts
20223.5%+3.33 pts
20232.2%−1.25 pts
2024latest1.5%−0.67 pts

demographic curve

1.8 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 4.7 in 1980.

2024 · 1.8

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
1960high6.7
19616.7−0.3%
19626.7−0.4%
19636.6−0.4%
19646.6−0.5%
19656.6−0.7%
19666.5−0.9%
19676.4−1.1%
19686.4−1.3%
19696.3−1.6%
19706.1−1.8%
19716.0−2.1%
19725.9−2.3%
19735.7−2.5%
19745.6−2.6%
19755.4−2.7%
19765.3−2.8%
19775.1−2.8%
19785.0−2.7%
19794.9−2.7%
19804.7−2.6%
19814.6−2.5%
19824.5−2.4%
19834.4−2.4%
19844.3−2.0%
19854.1−3.7%
19864.0−3.5%
19873.9−3.2%
19883.8−2.1%
19893.7−1.3%
19903.7−1.5%
19913.6−1.3%
19923.6−1.6%
19933.5−2.3%
19943.4−2.0%
19953.4−1.1%
19963.4−0.9%
19973.3−1.9%
19983.2−1.8%
19993.2−1.9%
20003.1−2.0%
20013.0−2.1%
20023.0−2.1%
20032.9−2.1%
20042.9−2.0%
20052.8−1.9%
20062.8−1.7%
20072.7−1.8%
20082.7−0.6%
20092.7−0.4%
20102.6−2.4%
20112.6−0.4%
20122.5−3.7%
20132.4−5.9%
20142.3−3.7%
20152.2−2.9%
20162.1−3.9%
20172.1+0.3%
20182.1−0.8%
20192.0−3.6%
20202.0−3.3%
20211.9−2.9%
20221.9−2.5%
20231.8−2.0%
2024latest1.8−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    18M
    71 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $121B
    61 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $6,738
    84 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $3B
    52 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.3%
    39 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    277K km²
    75 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    65.0 /km²
    95 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    77.4 yr
    60 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    73%
    98 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    2.6 t
    82 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    63%
    85 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.8
    94 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    4.1%
    84 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    5.2%
    47 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    3.6K
    63 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    10%
    52 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    45.9
    129 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    8%
    42 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    93%
    47 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.39
    71 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    32
    107 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    32.8
    81 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.777
    73 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    23K
    77 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    5.0K
    72 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data