Net foreign assets in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net foreign assets was 21.19 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets in Ecuador stood at 21.19 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% on the previous year and up 155.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Ecuador peaked at 21.19 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.39 billion current LCU, in 1988.
Ecuador ranks 129th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.06 million current LCU | 22.72 million current LCU | 54.91 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 311.01 million current LCU | 15.70 million current LCU | 655.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.38 billion current LCU | -3.39 billion current LCU | 894.97 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -546.57 million current LCU | -2.87 billion current LCU | 1.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.72 billion current LCU | 293.38 million current LCU | 9.37 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 billion current LCU | 8.24 billion current LCU | 10.65 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.18 billion current LCU | 12.42 billion current LCU | 21.19 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.86 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 83.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 57.6% (2025)
- Broad money 62.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 58.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -17,219 (2025)
- Claims on central government -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Ecuador?
- Net foreign assets in Ecuador was 21.19 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.19 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.39 billion current LCU in 1988.
- How does Ecuador rank for net foreign assets?
- Ecuador ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.6%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.