Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1,159 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ecuador is 1,159 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ecuador peaked at 1,159 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -338.88 current LCU per person, in 1988.
Ecuador ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.87 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.81 current LCU per person | -38.9% |
| 1962 | 7.18 current LCU per person | +49.2% |
| 1963 | 9.12 current LCU per person | +27.0% |
| 1964 | 9.32 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 6.12 current LCU per person | -34.3% |
| 1966 | 8.23 current LCU per person | +34.4% |
| 1967 | 9.75 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 7.89 current LCU per person | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 7.55 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 7.57 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.48 current LCU per person | -67.3% |
| 1972 | 17.88 current LCU per person | +622.1% |
| 1973 | 32.08 current LCU per person | +79.4% |
| 1974 | 40.53 current LCU per person | +26.3% |
| 1975 | 30.79 current LCU per person | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 54.12 current LCU per person | +75.8% |
| 1977 | 72.92 current LCU per person | +34.7% |
| 1978 | 79.61 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 82.4 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 109.6 current LCU per person | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 71.87 current LCU per person | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 28.91 current LCU per person | -59.8% |
| 1983 | -69.58 current LCU per person | -340.6% |
| 1984 | -172.75 current LCU per person | +148.3% |
| 1985 | -327.79 current LCU per person | +89.8% |
| 1986 | -269.47 current LCU per person | -17.8% |
| 1987 | -210.25 current LCU per person | -22.0% |
| 1988 | -338.88 current LCU per person | +61.2% |
| 1989 | -221.71 current LCU per person | -34.6% |
| 1990 | -157.97 current LCU per person | -28.7% |
| 1991 | -136.97 current LCU per person | -13.3% |
| 1992 | -91.86 current LCU per person | -32.9% |
| 1993 | -257.5 current LCU per person | +180.3% |
| 1994 | -242.4 current LCU per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 60.47 current LCU per person | -124.9% |
| 1996 | 84.71 current LCU per person | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 92.84 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 59.44 current LCU per person | -36.0% |
| 1999 | 59.42 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.72 current LCU per person | +61.1% |
| 2001 | 22.72 current LCU per person | -76.3% |
| 2002 | 149.05 current LCU per person | +555.9% |
| 2003 | 204.78 current LCU per person | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 269.07 current LCU per person | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 369.91 current LCU per person | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 439.25 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 551.51 current LCU per person | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 643.09 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 590.36 current LCU per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 546.4 current LCU per person | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 587.73 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 639.18 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 673.46 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 644.95 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 509.65 current LCU per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 620.52 current LCU per person | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 546.03 current LCU per person | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 510.79 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 533.04 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 746.38 current LCU per person | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 780.72 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 802.23 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 690.97 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 898.16 current LCU per person | +30.0% |
| 2025 | 1,159 current LCU per person | +29.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,159 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,159 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +622.1% | 2.48 current LCU per person | 17.88 current LCU per person |
| 2002 | +555.9% | 22.72 current LCU per person | 149.05 current LCU per person |
| 1983 | -340.6% | 28.91 current LCU per person | -69.58 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.79 current LCU per person | 4.81 current LCU per person | 9.75 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.04 current LCU per person | 2.48 current LCU per person | 82.4 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -140 current LCU per person | -338.88 current LCU per person | 109.6 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -52.98 current LCU per person | -257.5 current LCU per person | 92.84 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 333.55 current LCU per person | 22.72 current LCU per person | 643.09 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 581.18 current LCU per person | 509.65 current LCU per person | 673.46 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 846.18 current LCU per person | 690.97 current LCU per person | 1,159 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 160 Oman 1,406 current LCU per person compare
- 161 Jordan 1,323 current LCU per person compare
- 162 Belarus 1,227 current LCU per person compare
- 164 Papua New Guinea 993.26 current LCU per person compare
- 165 Bahrain 975.32 current LCU per person compare
- 166 Tunisia 751.36 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ecuador?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ecuador was 1,159 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,159 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -338.88 current LCU per person in 1988.
- How does Ecuador rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.