Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -3.36 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Ecuador, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Ecuador stood at -3.36 billion. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 118.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Ecuador peaked at -1.04 billion in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.36 billion, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.82 billion | — |
| 2006 | -1.83 billion | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -1.97 billion | +7.7% |
| 2008 | -1.43 billion | -27.4% |
| 2009 | -1.27 billion | -11.1% |
| 2010 | -1.04 billion | -18.4% |
| 2011 | -1.26 billion | +21.3% |
| 2012 | -1.28 billion | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -1.36 billion | +6.1% |
| 2014 | -1.54 billion | +13.4% |
| 2015 | -1.73 billion | +12.0% |
| 2016 | -1.87 billion | +8.5% |
| 2017 | -2.37 billion | +26.4% |
| 2018 | -2.87 billion | +21.1% |
| 2019 | -3.06 billion | +6.7% |
| 2020 | -3.33 billion | +8.8% |
| 2021 | -1.73 billion | -47.9% |
| 2022 | -1.92 billion | +10.7% |
| 2023 | -2.82 billion | +47.0% |
| 2024 | -3.36 billion | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.66 billion | -1.97 billion | -1.27 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.84 billion | -3.06 billion | -1.04 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.63 billion | -3.36 billion | -1.73 billion | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 35.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 391.17 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 30.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 24.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.034 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 242.06 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 23.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 243.82 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Ecuador?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Ecuador was -3.36 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -1.04 billion in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.36 billion in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Ecuador ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.