Total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.86 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador stood at 2.86.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 146.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador peaked at 4.32 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.8702, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.32 | — |
| 1977 | 4.12 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 3.52 | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 3.58 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.14 | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 2.38 | -42.5% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -36.8% |
| 1983 | 3.41 | +126.6% |
| 1984 | 2.72 | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 3.07 | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 2.93 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.19 | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 1.98 | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 2.29 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 3.23 | +40.8% |
| 1991 | 3.05 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 3.05 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.77 | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 4.08 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 3.18 | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 3.87 | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 3.66 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.61 | -28.7% |
| 1999 | 4.05 | +55.1% |
| 2000 | 2.21 | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 1.61 | -27.3% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.46 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.86 | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 2.36 | +53.8% |
| 2008 | 2.37 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.48 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.33 | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | +63.9% |
| 2014 | 1.49 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 2.33 | +101.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8702 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 3.63 | +203.9% |
| 2021 | 3.14 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 2.62 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 1.39 | -47.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | +58.2% |
| 2025 | 2.86 | +30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.89 | 3.52 | 4.32 | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.66 | 1.5 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.46 | 2.61 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.33 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.8702 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 1.39 | 3.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 123 Saint Lucia 2.99 compare
- 124 San Marino 2.89 compare
- 125 Sri Lanka 2.86 compare
- 127 United States 2.84 compare
- 128 El Salvador 2.45 compare
- 129 Laos 2.39 compare
More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,540 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6372 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 29.57 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 2.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 391.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador was 2.86 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 in 1976.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8702 in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].