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Ecuador

ECU Latin America and the Caribbean

State of play

An Andean republic whose capital, Quito, sits near the equator at over 2,800m altitude; a major oil and banana exporter using the US dollar as its currency.

Last reviewed

Indicators

GDP growth3.73% per year · 2025▲ 291.7% vs previous
Military expenditure2.22% of GDP · 2024▼ 1.91% vs previous
Net energy imports-69.4% of use · 2022▲ 8.21% vs previousNet exporter: exports 69.4% of what it uses
Trade openness59.4% of GDP · 2025▲ 3.33% vs previous
Population18.3Mpeople · 2025▲ 0.85% vs previous
Displaced from here127.8Kpeople · 2025▲ 16.1% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — Ecuador

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Gas
  • Other Fossil
  • Hydro
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Bioenergy
01234TWh1 Oct 211 May 221 Dec 221 Jul 231 Feb 241 Sep 241 Apr 251 Nov 25
View as table
PeriodGas (TWh)Other Fossil (TWh)Hydro (TWh)Wind (TWh)Solar (TWh)Bioenergy (TWh)
2021-10-010.110.531.95000.07
2021-11-010.10.412.1000.07
2021-12-010.070.342.3000.05
2022-01-010.090.632.02000.01
2022-02-010.090.621.82000
2022-03-010.10.512.34000
2022-04-010.10.512.27000
2022-05-010.10.452.320.0100
2022-06-010.090.382.090.0100.02
2022-07-010.10.392.180.0100.07
2022-08-010.10.442.190.0100.07
2022-09-010.10.532.050.0100.07
2022-10-010.090.681.89000.06
2022-11-010.090.681.77000.06
2022-12-010.090.891.690.0100.02
2023-01-010.090.961.620.0100
2023-02-010.080.81.610.0100
2023-03-010.090.532.40.0100
2023-04-010.080.462.40.0100
2023-05-010.080.492.680.0200
2023-06-010.090.422.560.0200.01
2023-07-010.090.432.660.0300.02
2023-08-010.090.532.370.0200.06
2023-09-010.080.751.810.0200.07
2023-10-010.080.931.790.0200.07
2023-11-010.10.971.580.0200.07
2023-12-010.090.881.860.0100.05
2024-01-010.070.662.190.0100.01
2024-02-010.080.682.190.0100
2024-03-010.090.82.230.0200
2024-04-010.080.862.070.0100
2024-05-010.080.82.290.0200
2024-06-010.080.482.340.0200.06
2024-07-010.080.642.190.0400.08
2024-08-010.090.771.790.0300.08
2024-09-010.090.851.530.0200.07
2024-10-010.0911.30.0200.07
2024-11-010.11.041.010.0100.07
2024-12-010.111.490.0100.04
2025-01-010.111.920.0100
2025-02-010.090.692.150.0100
2025-03-010.10.682.590.0100
2025-04-010.090.612.50.0100
2025-05-010.10.652.560.0200
2025-06-010.090.552.420.0200
2025-07-010.050.482.350.0300.07
2025-08-010.090.592.330.0200.08
2025-09-010.090.592.390.0200.07
2025-10-010.080.592.480.0100.07
2025-11-010.090.612.480.0100.07
2025-12-010.091.051.960.0100.05
2026-01-010.091.081.980.0100.01
2026-02-010.090.732.30.0100.01
2026-03-010.11.032.420.0100
2026-04-010.111.042.290.0100

Source: Ember · retrieved 31 Aug 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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