Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves

1956 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 8.6 USD bn in May 2026, compared with 7.5 USD bn in the previous month
  • Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1956 to May 2026
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8.6 USD bn in May 2026 and a record low of 9.3 USD mn in May 1958

CEIC calculates monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves as the sum of Net Currency Position and Reserve with Latin American Integration Association (ALADI). The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to January 2004 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Further information about Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.1 Months of Import in Mar 2026.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 101.4 USD bn YoY in Mar 2026.
  • Ecuador Domestic Credit reached 83.7 USD bn in Apr 2026, representing an increased of 8.1 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 5.0 % in Apr 2026, compared with the ratio of 5.1 % in the previous month.
  • Household Debt of Ecuador reached 35.4 % in Dec 2025, accounting for 35.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

View Ecuador's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Dec 1956 to May 2026 in the chart:

Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Ecuador's Foreign Exchange Reserves in May 2026?

Ecuador Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 8.6 USD bn in May 2026, compared with 7.5 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8,602.7 May 2026 7,509.9 Apr 2026 9.3 May 1958 8,602.7 May 2026 USD mn monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 7,767.6 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2026
Algeria (USD mn) 35,415.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Mar 2026
Argentina (USD mn) 34,327.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Armenia (USD mn) 5,847.1 May 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - May 2026
Australia (USD mn) 40,857.8 May 2026 monthly Jul 1969 - May 2026
Austria (USD mn) 5,424.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - May 2026
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 14,736.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Apr 2026
Bahrain (USD mn) 5,173.9 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1965 - Mar 2026
Bangladesh (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 5,749.2 May 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2026
Belgium (USD mn) 6,500.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 465.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 10,392.1 May 2026 monthly Aug 1997 - May 2026
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 321,983.6 May 2026 monthly Nov 2000 - May 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 3,759.6 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 834.2 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Apr 2026
Cambodia (USD mn) 18,676.3 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2026
Canada (USD mn) 96,721.0 May 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - May 2026
Chile (USD mn) 46,007.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Apr 2026
China (USD mn) 3,410,547.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2026
Colombia (USD mn) 60,994.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 297.2 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Czech Republic (USD mn) 162,400.4 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2000 - Apr 2026
Denmark (USD mn) 92,542.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Ecuador (USD mn) 8,602.7 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Egypt (USD mn) 30,226.5 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
Estonia (USD mn) 1,807.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
European Union (USD mn) 338,821.5 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Finland (USD mn) 10,665.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
France (USD mn) 33,952.3 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Feb 2026
Georgia (USD mn) 4,938.8 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 1995 - Apr 2026
Germany (USD mn) 37,785.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Ghana (USD mn) 5,361.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Oct 2025
Greece (USD mn) 3,840.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 430,477.0 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Mar 2026
Hungary (USD mn) 52,507.7 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Iceland (USD mn) 6,653.0 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2000 - Apr 2026
India (USD mn) 551,825.0 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1989 - Apr 2026
Indonesia (USD mn) 124,650.0 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Apr 2026
Ireland (USD mn) 4,705.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Israel (USD mn) 231,009.2 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Italy (USD mn) 59,854.6 May 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - May 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 6.8 Mar 2025 monthly Jul 1962 - Mar 2025
Japan (USD mn) 1,109,822.0 May 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - May 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 16,899.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Apr 2026
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 12,724.7 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Kenya (USD mn) 12,535.0 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2026
South Korea (USD mn) 402,027.6 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,325.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 33,729.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Apr 2026
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,328.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1995 - Apr 2026
Laos (USD mn) 2,642.9 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 4,575.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Lebanon (USD mn) 11,325.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2024 - Jun 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 5,430.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jun 1993 - Apr 2026
Luxembourg (USD mn) 49.4 May 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2026
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 28,839.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jun 1984 - Apr 2026
North Macedonia (USD mn) 5,075.4 May 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - May 2026
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 116,119.3 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Apr 2026
Malta (USD mn) 1,152.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
Mauritius (USD mn) 7,636.3 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 231,878.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Moldova (USD mn) 6,009.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2026
Mongolia (USD mn) 5,330.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 2,081.3 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 45,273.8 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,486.4 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1984 - Mar 2026
Myanmar (USD mn) 8,473.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 20,775.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 12,435.8 May 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - May 2026
New Zealand (USD mn) 28,241.2 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 2005 - Apr 2026
Nigeria (USD mn) 45,752.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Norway (USD mn) 83,782.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Oman (USD mn) 16,991.7 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1970 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 20,803.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Apr 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 886.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Panama (USD mn) 5,310.0 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 1969 - Apr 2026
Paraguay (USD mn) 9,379.7 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Peru (USD mn) 88,266.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Philippines (USD mn) 79,829.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - May 2026
Poland (USD mn) 200,905.4 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Portugal (USD mn) 11,292.9 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Qatar (USD mn) 37,307.4 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1966 - Apr 2026
Romania (USD mn) 72,282.4 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2005 - Apr 2026
Russia (USD mn) 391,732.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1994 - Apr 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 469,751.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Serbia (USD mn) 24,801.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 414,957.4 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Apr 2026
Slovakia (USD mn) 11,349.1 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,601.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
South Africa (USD mn) 51,235.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Spain (USD mn) 67,103.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1987 - May 2026
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 6,652.0 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 47,396.0 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2000 - Apr 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 912,992.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Apr 2026
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,077.413 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,222.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,514.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 50.025 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 70.915 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 46.270 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) 372.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 2,127.100 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) -372.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 2,499.300 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 533.6 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1992 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 12.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 70,731.099 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 27,418.661 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,609.277 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,178.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 34.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 902,307.523 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 336,729.745 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 638.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,126.209 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1973 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 648.681 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 797.289 Mar 2026 monthly May 1992 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 638.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 706.400 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 648.681 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 881,252.290 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 446,177.666 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 32,726,118.000 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 9.907 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2019 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 425,252.133 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 687,467.949 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 319,117.879 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 889,268.382 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BCE Forecast: Imports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 32,732,339.000 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 101.551 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Mar 2026
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) -6.221 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Export Value Index (2015=100) 169.800 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 143.600 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,979.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 5.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 407.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 29.355 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 28.665 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 64,957.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.6 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 234.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 5.268 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD) -13,242,753,660.971 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 62,915.436 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 63,839.586 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 1,575.322 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -630.353 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 51,911.916 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 13,045.062 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 407,278.138 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
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 (%) 5.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,800.382 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,405.168 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 101,361.818 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.9 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,602.7 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,841.159 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 80,397.854 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 84,055.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 46,765.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 75,588.834 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.74 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.23 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 8,602.676 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -16.2 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Apr 2026

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