Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate
2013 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate
- Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 65.5 % in Sep 2024, compared with 64.8 % in the previous quarter.
- Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2013 to Sep 2024, with an average rate of 65.9 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 69.2 % in Sep 2016 and a record low of 62.0 % in Jun 2014.
- Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Ecuador Population reached 17.8 million people in Dec 2023.
- Unemployment Rate of Ecuador increased to 4.0 % in Sep 2024.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 444.0 USD in Dec 2019.
View Ecuador's Labour Force Participation Rate from Dec 2013 to Sep 2024 in the chart:
What was Ecuador's Labour Force Participation Rate in Sep 2024?
Ecuador Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 65.5 % in Sep 2024, compared with 64.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.5 Sep 2024 | 64.8 Jun 2024 | 62.0 Jun 2014 | 69.2 Sep 2016 | % | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 63.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 60.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 66.9 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 70.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 71.9 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 58.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.8 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 70.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 77.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 64.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 66.2 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Aug 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 61.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | 66.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 63.5 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 60.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 74.3 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 65.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 43.4 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 67.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 75.6 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 67.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | May 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| France (%) | 74.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 53.3 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 56.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 68.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 61.9 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 57.2 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Aug 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 81.2 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| India (%) | 42.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2024 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 62.0 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 65.9 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 64.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 63.5 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 68.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 73.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 64.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 42.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 71.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 58.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 59.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 69.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 64.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 68.1 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 69.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 81.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 60.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 45.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 63.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 79.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 59.4 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 40.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | 72.9 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 71.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 59.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 68.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 62.4 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Paraguay (%) | 69.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.5 Jul 2024 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jul 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 58.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 60.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 52.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 68.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 56.2 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 60.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 59.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 47.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 74.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2024 |
| Syria (%) | 38.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 1,157.610 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 4,720.339 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 80,597.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 66.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 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) | 282.739 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government: Balance (USD mn) | -282.739 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) | 1,892.538 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) | 1,609.799 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.962 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 428.6 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,528.2 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 14.1 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Aug 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 73,669.642 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 24,074.538 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,882.325 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,727.6 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -4.8 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 958,068.888 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 529,529.069 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 410.362 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 801.222 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 442.099 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 672.437 Aug 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) | 99.369 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Aug 2024 |
| BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) | 3,097.200 2025 | yearly | 2024 - 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) | 812,123.784 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) | 320,958.535 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) | 31,848,323.000 2025 | yearly | 2024 - 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) | 410.362 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) | 781.810 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) | 442.099 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 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) | 317,034.353 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) | 712,597.542 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) | 6.890 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 2019 - Aug 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 145.654 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 119.376 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,407.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 7.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 41.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -55.121 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -55.352 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 59,189.9 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 763.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 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) | -19,735,132,923.143 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) | -533.482 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) | 2,068.720 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) | 57,407.976 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross External Debt (USD mn) | 58,907.820 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt: Public (USD mn) | 48,965.907 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2024 |
| External Debt: Private (USD mn) | 10,223.956 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) | 41,849.299 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) | 88,442.667 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD th) | 23,806.340 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Asia: China (USD th) | 12,350.723 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 6.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 3,921.527 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 30,027.805 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Aug 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 84,163.461 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Aug 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 8.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Aug 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 2.0 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 2009 - Aug 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 6,304.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.210 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.3 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 2,222.210 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 64,774.769 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 11.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 72,401.5 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 21,425.4 Sep 2024 | monthly | Oct 2006 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 64,865.947 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.20 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 54.45 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) | 6,304.355 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 2011 - Sep 2024 |
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