Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Ecuador
Ecuador: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 10.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Ecuador, 2008–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for discount rate, percent per annum in Ecuador is 10.43, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Ecuador peaked at 10.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.44, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 19th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.14 | — |
| 2009 | 9.19 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.68 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.17 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 8.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.19 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.12 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 7.83 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.69 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 8.78 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.44 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 8.48 | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 9.94 | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 10.43 | +4.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 10.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.94, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 10.43 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.75, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.16 | 9.14 | 9.19 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.39 | 7.83 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 | 7.44 | 10.43 | 5 |
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 discount rate, percent per annum in Ecuador?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Ecuador was 10.43 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.