Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Ecuador

Foreign direct investment inflows in Ecuador in 2025 — 1,299,231,390 US$. Ranked 53 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,366.4%.

2025 1.3B US$ +191.26% vs 2024
World rank 53of 97
Period maximum 1.39B US$2018
Period minimum -23.44M US$2000

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Ecuador, 1970–2025-500M0500M1B1.5B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 88,600,000 US$1971: 162,100,000 US$1972: 80,800,000 US$1973: 52,300,000 US$1974: 76,800,000 US$1975: 95,300,000 US$1976: -19,900,000 US$1977: 34,500,000 US$1978: 48,600,000 US$1979: 63,400,000 US$1980: 70,000,000 US$1981: 60,000,000 US$1982: 40,000,000 US$1983: 50,000,000 US$1984: 50,000,000 US$1985: 62,000,000 US$1986: 81,000,000 US$1987: 123,000,000 US$1988: 155,000,000 US$1989: 160,000,000 US$1990: 126,000,000 US$1991: 160,000,000 US$1992: 178,000,000 US$1993: 473,720,000 US$1994: 576,330,000 US$1995: 452,480,000 US$1996: 499,680,000 US$1997: 723,950,000 US$1998: 869,980,000 US$1999: 648,410,000 US$2000: -23,439,368 US$2001: 538,568,575 US$2002: 783,261,010 US$2003: 871,513,414 US$2004: 836,939,594 US$2005: 493,413,836 US$2006: 271,428,853 US$2007: 193,872,527 US$2008: 1,057,404,020 US$2009: 308,629,890 US$2010: 165,893,320 US$2011: 646,084,359 US$2012: 567,417,301 US$2013: 727,081,206 US$2014: 772,389,946 US$2015: 1,322,701,337 US$2016: 766,424,868 US$2017: 632,320,412 US$2018: 1,390,143,763 US$2019: 984,564,496 US$2020: 1,119,274,901 US$2021: 651,118,151 US$2022: 882,190,804 US$2023: 480,786,931 US$2024: 446,076,172 US$2025: 1,299,231,390 US$
Change over the period: +1.21B (+1,366.4%) Average annual rate: 5 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 1.3B US$
World 1.35T US$
South America computed 124B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 298B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.3B +853M +191.26%
2024 446M −34.71M −7.22%
2023 481M −401M −45.5%
2022 882M +231M +35.49%
2021 651M −468M −41.83%
2020 1.12B +135M +13.68%
2019 985M −406M −29.18%
2018 1.39B +758M +119.85%
2017 632M −134M −17.5%
2016 766M −556M −42.06%
2015 1.32B +550M +71.25%
2014 772M +45.31M +6.23%
2013 727M +160M +28.14%
2012 567M −78.67M −12.18%
2011 646M +480M +289.46%
2010 166M −143M −46.25%
2009 309M −749M −70.81%
2008 1.06B +864M +445.41%
2007 194M −77.56M −28.57%
2006 271M −222M −44.99%
2005 493M −344M −41.05%
2004 837M −34.57M −3.97%
2003 872M +88.25M +11.27%
2002 783M +245M +45.43%
2001 539M +562M +2,397.71%
2000 -23.44M −672M −103.61%
1999 648M −222M −25.47%
1998 870M +146M +20.17%
1997 724M +224M +44.88%
1996 500M +47.2M +10.43%
1995 452M −124M −21.49%
1994 576M +103M +21.66%
1993 474M +296M +166.13%
1992 178M +18M +11.25%
1991 160M +34M +26.98%
1990 126M −34M −21.25%
1989 160M +5M +3.23%
1988 155M +32M +26.02%
1987 123M +42M +51.85%
1986 81M +19M +30.65%
1985 62M +12M +24%
1984 50M +0 +0%
1983 50M +10M +25%
1982 40M −20M −33.33%
1981 60M −10M −14.29%
1980 70M +6.6M +10.41%
1979 63.4M +14.8M +30.45%
1978 48.6M +14.1M +40.87%
1977 34.5M +54.4M +273.37%
1976 -19.9M −115M −120.88%
1975 95.3M +18.5M +24.09%
1974 76.8M +24.5M +46.85%
1973 52.3M −28.5M −35.27%
1972 80.8M −81.3M −50.15%
1971 162M +73.5M +82.96%
1970 88.6M

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.