Ecuador Visitor Arrivals Growth

1998 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Visitor Arrivals

  • Ecuador Visitor Arrivals dropped 9.3 % in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 15.0 % in the previous year
  • Ecuador Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1998 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 106.0 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -72.4 % in Dec 2020
CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals Growth from annual Tourist Arrivals. The National Institute of Statistics and Census provides Tourist Arrivals. Tourist Arrivals include Same-Day Visitors.

Further information about Ecuador Visitor Arrivals

  • In the latest reports, Ecuador Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,290,514.0 person in the year of Dec 2024
  • Tourism Revenue of Ecuador reached 705.0 USD mn in Dec 2020, an increase of 69.6 % change from the previous year

View Ecuador's Visitor Arrivals Growth from 1998 to 2024 in the chart:

Ecuador Visitor Arrivals Growth

What was Ecuador's Visitor Arrivals Growth in 2024?

Ecuador Visitor Arrivals dropped 9.3 % in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 15.0 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-9.3 2024 15.0 2023 -72.4 2020 106.0 2022 % yearly 1998 - 2024

Visitor Arrivals Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 25.6 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Argentina (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Australia (%) 0.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Austria (%) 9.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2026
Azerbaijan (%) -74.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -82.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -5.5 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Belarus (%) -69.6 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Belgium (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Botswana (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Brazil (%) 12.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brunei (%) -75.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bulgaria (%) 6.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Cambodia (%) 12.8 May 2019 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2019
Canada (%) -2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) -60.7 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
China (%) 9.6 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2016
Colombia (%) -8.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 7.4 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 9.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Czech Republic (%) 2.6 2019 yearly 2004 - 2019
Denmark (%) -52.9 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Ecuador (%) -9.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Egypt (%) 123.9 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Estonia (%) 5.1 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
European Union (%) 3.8 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Finland (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
France (%) -46.2 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Georgia (%) -80.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Germany (%) 4.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 49.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -6.2 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2007 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 16.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) -77.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
India (%) 5.2 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1988 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) -12.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ireland (%) -2.8 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Israel (%) 33.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Italy (%) 1.4 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -67.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) 6.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1963 - Feb 2026
Jordan (%) 18.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -76.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Kenya (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
South Korea (%) -0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Laos (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) -19.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 0.3 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Luxembourg (%) 2.3 2025 yearly 1981 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -6.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Malawi (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Malaysia (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 21.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (%) 12.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Mexico (%) 8.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 33.8 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Mongolia (%) 16.5 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Montenegro (%) -11.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Morocco (%) 90.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) -41.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Nepal (%) 8.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (%) 1.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (%) 4.3 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1979 - Jan 2026
Nigeria (%) -12.5 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Norway (%) -76.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -75.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Panama (%) 13.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 5.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) -0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Portugal (%) -75.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Qatar (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Romania (%) -20.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.5 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2015
Serbia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2006 - Jan 2026
Singapore (%) -7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 11.8 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Slovenia (%) 9.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
South Africa (%) 20.9 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Spain (%) 1.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 16.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2026
Sudan (%) 55.6 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Sweden (%) -74.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Switzerland (%) 1.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Syria (%) 34.5 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Taiwan, China (%) 11.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1984 - Jan 2026
Tajikistan (%) 140.1 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Thailand (%) 4.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2026

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,224.953 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 (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 87,469.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 47.467 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 67.019 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 45.876 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) 594.678 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) -594.678 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 2,106.684 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 1,512.006 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 630.2 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1992 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Jan 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) 2,615.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 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) 583.678 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 643.097 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1973 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 664.644 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 761.824 Jan 2026 monthly May 1992 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 583.678 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 474.652 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 664.644 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 492,277.328 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 401,502.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 12.364 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2019 - Jan 2026
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 414,383.189 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 603,819.131 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 324,401.375 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 417,815.743 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 86.706 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2026
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) 3,097.200 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 31,848,323.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
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
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) 581.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -5.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 64,401.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 43.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 4.516 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD) -11,374,979,000.538 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 59,423.363 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 58,691.873 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -539.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 566.773 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 11,974.556 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 52,426.813 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 539,082.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
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
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,882.125 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,367.727 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 98,731.828 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 13.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,045.1 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,412.649 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 79,074.257 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 82,621.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,944.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 73,746.093 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.23 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 55.98 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 7,045.074 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -1.6 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Jan 2026

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