Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) was 242.06 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 242.06 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 169.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Ecuador peaked at 272.03 SDR per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7 SDR per person, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 135th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.04 SDR per person | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 4.98 SDR per person | +23.1% |
| 1963 | 6.58 SDR per person | +32.1% |
| 1964 | 7.26 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 6.56 SDR per person | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 9.17 SDR per person | +39.8% |
| 1967 | 9.24 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.28 SDR per person | -42.9% |
| 1969 | 7.18 SDR per person | +36.1% |
| 1970 | 8.95 SDR per person | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 4.87 SDR per person | -45.6% |
| 1972 | 16.05 SDR per person | +229.9% |
| 1973 | 24.28 SDR per person | +51.3% |
| 1974 | 35.35 SDR per person | +45.6% |
| 1975 | 27.66 SDR per person | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 55.27 SDR per person | +99.8% |
| 1977 | 67.06 SDR per person | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 60.67 SDR per person | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 65.36 SDR per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 92.27 SDR per person | +41.2% |
| 1981 | 58.39 SDR per person | -36.7% |
| 1982 | 32.02 SDR per person | -45.2% |
| 1983 | 68.33 SDR per person | +113.4% |
| 1984 | 68.66 SDR per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.41 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 50.37 SDR per person | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 35.33 SDR per person | -29.9% |
| 1988 | 29.42 SDR per person | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 40.08 SDR per person | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 55.29 SDR per person | +37.9% |
| 1991 | 57.67 SDR per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 56.19 SDR per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 88.25 SDR per person | +57.1% |
| 1994 | 109.32 SDR per person | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 92.81 SDR per person | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 107.82 SDR per person | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 127.46 SDR per person | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 92.48 SDR per person | -27.4% |
| 1999 | 94.44 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55.91 SDR per person | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 50.28 SDR per person | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 38.6 SDR per person | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 39.56 SDR per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 46.7 SDR per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 84.28 SDR per person | +80.5% |
| 2006 | 68.71 SDR per person | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 122.11 SDR per person | +77.7% |
| 2008 | 164.17 SDR per person | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 121.32 SDR per person | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 59.59 SDR per person | -50.9% |
| 2011 | 67.89 SDR per person | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 42.28 SDR per person | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 133.76 SDR per person | +216.4% |
| 2014 | 147.08 SDR per person | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 89.67 SDR per person | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 167.74 SDR per person | +87.1% |
| 2017 | 67.97 SDR per person | -59.5% |
| 2018 | 78.08 SDR per person | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 76.1 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 204.28 SDR per person | +168.4% |
| 2021 | 243.33 SDR per person | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 272.03 SDR per person | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 109.97 SDR per person | -59.6% |
| 2024 | 196.49 SDR per person | +78.7% |
| 2025 | 242.06 SDR per person | +23.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 242.06 SDR per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,128 SDR per person, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 242.06 SDR per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,215 SDR per person, 20% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4 SDR per person | 3.7 SDR per person | 9.24 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.55 SDR per person | 4.87 SDR per person | 67.06 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.23 SDR per person | 29.42 SDR per person | 92.27 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.17 SDR per person | 55.29 SDR per person | 127.46 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.16 SDR per person | 38.6 SDR per person | 164.17 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.02 SDR per person | 42.28 SDR per person | 167.74 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.36 SDR per person | 109.97 SDR per person | 272.03 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 132 Papua New Guinea 256.88 SDR per person compare
- 133 Turkmenistan 245.4 SDR per person compare
- 134 Angola 244.3 SDR per person compare
- 136 Sri Lanka 211.59 SDR per person compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 209.77 SDR per person compare
- 138 Haiti 187.06 SDR 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Ecuador?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Ecuador was 242.06 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 272.03 SDR per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.9%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.