Ecuador Current Account Balance

1993 - 2024 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Current Account Balance

  • Ecuador Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with a surplus of 2.4 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Ecuador Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Sep 2024, with an averaged value of -22.2 USD mn.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2.4 USD bn in Jun 2024 and a record low of -1.4 USD bn in Dec 2014.
  • CEIC extends history for quarterly Current Account Balance. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Current Account Balance in USD. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2016 is calculated based on BPM5 and prior to Q1 1999 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 41.8 USD mn in Jun 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 24.3 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Ecuador's Current Account Balance from Mar 1993 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Ecuador Current Account Balance

What was Ecuador's Current Account Balance in Sep 2024?

Ecuador Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with a surplus of 2.4 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,473.3 Sep 2024 2,375.3 Jun 2024 -1,398.9 Dec 2014 2,375.3 Jun 2024 USD mn quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024

Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -145.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -2,970.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 1,400.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Armenia (USD mn) -258.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Australia (USD mn) -9,479.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2024
Austria (USD mn) 5,171.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,327.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 395.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) -534.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Oct 2024
Belarus (USD mn) -1,726.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Belgium (USD mn) -1,705.2 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (USD mn) -175.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -52.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Botswana (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Brazil (USD mn) -9,033.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Brunei (USD mn) -615.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn) 351.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 991.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Canada (USD mn) -4,560.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Mar 2023
Chile (USD mn) -3,139.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 147,580.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (USD mn) -1,669.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Croatia (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -178.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (USD mn) 782.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 5,296.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 1,473.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Egypt (USD mn) -5,909.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 94.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2023
European Union (USD mn) 139,549.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Finland (USD mn) -1,912.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Apr 2023
France (USD mn) 2,504.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Georgia (USD mn) -200.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Germany (USD mn) 17,078.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 998.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Greece (USD mn) -3,347.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 15,491.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 746.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2024
Iceland (USD mn) -71.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) -11,156.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1949 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) -2,150.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2024
Iran (USD mn) 14,204.8 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 14,845.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Israel (USD mn) 5,532.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Italy (USD mn) -1,662.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -4,378.2 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (USD mn) -1,007.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 63.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Kenya (USD mn) -266.0 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 9,608.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 274.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 12,143.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -1,294.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Laos (USD mn) 64.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 23.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) -227.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) -5.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 2,429.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 14,379.7 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 108.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2023
Malawi (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 489.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Malta (USD mn) 495.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) -183.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2023
Mexico (USD mn) -14,282.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Moldova (USD mn) -886.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) -759.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) -278.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Morocco (USD mn) -811.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) -603.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 295.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 267.8 Jan 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 27,762.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1967 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) -5,231.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1971 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 5,142.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Norway (USD mn) 27,310.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Oman (USD mn) 2,637.2 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) -131.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -870.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Panama (USD mn) 824.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) -388.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Peru (USD mn) 1,870.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Philippines (USD mn) -2,198.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) -554.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 624.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 10,114.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Romania (USD mn) -2,853.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 2002 - Nov 2024
Russia (USD mn) -1,300.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) -8,790.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -514.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 25,888.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) -304.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 359.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) -932.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2023
Spain (USD mn) 1,337.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Sudan (USD mn) -1,752.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 9,050.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 17,338.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Mar 2023

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -868.114 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,355.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 82,846.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 67.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 51.430 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 72.877 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 52.747 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) 1,205.850 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) -1,205.850 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 2,777.894 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 1,572.044 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 487.9 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 1992 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,528.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1965 - Apr 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 18.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1966 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 73,669.642 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 31,582.671 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,971.615 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,651.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 940,587.785 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 633,025.171 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 528.656 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 893.277 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 447.691 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 602.610 Dec 2024 monthly May 1992 - Dec 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 95.804 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2024
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) 3,097.200 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 585,206.846 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 330,692.663 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 31,848,323.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 528.656 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 447.691 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 549.766 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2024
BCE Forecast: Imports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 28,751,123.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 331,483.999 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 635,447.590 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 5.008 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 2019 - Nov 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 119.376 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 145.654 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,473.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 73.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -24.262 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -24.443 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 58,167.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 986.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 3.608 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD) -18,707,079,496.587 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -688.520 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 1,405.024 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 59,522.334 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 61,229.061 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 8,767.811 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 49,399.679 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 73,581.424 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Asia: China (USD th) 12,350.723 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD th) 23,806.340 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,542.798 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 31,044.443 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 86,665.568 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 10.6 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,869.1 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.127 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,376.078 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 68,090.944 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 74,824.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 21,883.4 Dec 2024 monthly Oct 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 66,189.221 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.92 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 54.12 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 4,869.126 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 7.5 Dec 2024 monthly Feb 2011 - Dec 2024

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