Broad money (% of GDP) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Broad money (% of GDP) was 62.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 62.1% for broad money in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Ecuador peaked at 62.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1965.
Ecuador ranks 76th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 10.0% | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +40.2% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +64.7% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 62.1% | +8.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 62.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.3%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 62.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.4%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +64.7% | 13.1% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 10.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 21.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 35.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 50.6% | 62.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.56 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Ecuador?
- Broad money in Ecuador was 62.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for broad money?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.