Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador
Ecuador: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 0 US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador, 1993–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador is 0 US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador peaked at 3.71 billion US dollar in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.14 billion US dollar | — |
| 1994 | 1.60 billion US dollar | +39.6% |
| 1995 | 1.36 billion US dollar | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 1.61 billion US dollar | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 1.85 billion US dollar | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 1.38 billion US dollar | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 586.42 million US dollar | -57.4% |
| 2000 | 944.10 million US dollar | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 820.90 million US dollar | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 694.70 million US dollar | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 788.60 million US dollar | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 984.40 million US dollar | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 1.67 billion US dollar | +69.4% |
| 2006 | 1.46 billion US dollar | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 2.76 billion US dollar | +89.8% |
| 2008 | 3.71 billion US dollar | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 2.85 billion US dollar | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 1.39 billion US dollar | -51.3% |
| 2011 | 1.60 billion US dollar | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 469.83 million US dollar | -70.6% |
| 2013 | 3.09 billion US dollar | +557.3% |
| 2014 | 3.24 billion US dollar | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.88 billion US dollar | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2018 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2019 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2020 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2021 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2022 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2023 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2024 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2025 | 0 US dollar | — |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0 US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517.84 million US dollar. (36 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0 US dollar is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 156.09 million US dollar. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +557.3% | 469.83 million US dollar | 3.09 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 billion US dollar | 586.42 million US dollar | 1.85 billion US dollar | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.67 billion US dollar | 694.70 million US dollar | 3.71 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 billion US dollar | 0 US dollar | 3.24 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 108 Burkina Faso 2.93 million US dollar compare
- 109 Cyprus 1.37 million US dollar compare
- 110 Slovenia 1.01 million US dollar compare
- 111 Argentina 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Botswana 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Colombia 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Costa Rica 0 US dollar
- 111 Dominican Republic 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Ghana 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Guyana 0 US dollar
- 111 Kenya 0 US dollar
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Kiribati 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Mozambique 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Nigeria 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Panama 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Peru 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Paraguay 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 0 US dollar
- 111 Türkiye 0 US dollar
- 111 Tuvalu 0 US dollar
- 111 Uganda 0 US dollar
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 reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Ecuador was 0 US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 billion US dollar in 2008.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Ecuador ranks 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.