Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) was 2.84 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 2.84.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 145.0% 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, 0.8689, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 126th out of 179 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 (reserves International Financial) 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 | +100.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8689 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 3.61 | +202.9% |
| 2021 | 3.13 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 2.61 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 1.39 | -47.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | +58.6% |
| 2025 | 2.84 | +29.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.13, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.84 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.12, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +202.9% | 1.19 | 3.61 |
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 | 1.33 | 0.8689 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 | 1.39 | 3.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 3 compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 2.99 compare
- 125 Sri Lanka 2.87 compare
- 127 United States 2.8 compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 2.72 compare
- 129 San Marino 2.58 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 total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Ecuador was 2.84 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 0.8689 in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 179 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 145.0%. 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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About this data
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)].