The economy of Ecuador expanded by 2.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, slowing from a 5.0% growth in the previous three-month period. This marked the slowest growth since the fourth quarter of 2024. source: Banco Central del Ecuador

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ecuador expanded 2.10 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Ecuador averaged 3.45 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.30 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -18.00 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ecuador GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Ecuador GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ecuador expanded 2.10 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Ecuador is expected to be 1.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ecuador GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 2.90 percent in 2027 and 2.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.10 5.00 percent Mar 2026
GDP Constant Prices 30082779.00 29772276.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Agriculture 2588210.00 2582030.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Construction 1115920.00 981381.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Manufacturing 3772412.00 3735146.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Mining 2206539.00 2149352.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Public Administration 1903489.00 1966470.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Services 18063858.00 18018627.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Transport 1422748.00 1510551.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP from Utilities 551777.00 541276.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
GDP Growth Rate 1.00 3.00 percent Mar 2026
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 6297568.00 5747375.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026


Ecuador GDP Annual Growth Rate
The biggest sector of Ecuador´s economy is services. Retail and wholesale trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, communication and warehousing, financial intermediation, professional, technical, administrative and household services, education and health and government services and goods account for 57 percent of the GDP. Manufacturing, mining and quarrying create 23 percent of the wealth and construction and water and electricity distribution 11 percent. Agriculture, forestry and fishing account for the remaining 9 percent of GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.10 5.00 19.30 -18.00 2000 - 2026 percent Quarterly