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Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers west of the mainland.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.6 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.1
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 29 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Quito
- Population
- 18,103,660 inh.
- Area
- 276,841 km²
- Currency
- USD
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Daniel Noboa
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
137 seats
Inception 2008
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
130 G$
GDP / capita
7,125 $
Growth
3.7 %
Inflation
0.7 %
Unemployment
3.3 %
Defense / GDP
2.2 %
Life expectancy
77.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.61/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
64/100
Corruption (CPI)
33/100
Press freedom (RSF)
44/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#57
Annual budget
2.7 Md$
Defense effort
2.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
33 Md$
Imports
29 Md$
Balance
4 Md$
Top exports
- 31% Pétrole brut
- 24% Crevettes + bananes
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
24%
-
Chine
21%
Import partners
-
Chine
21%
-
États-Unis
21%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
58%
-
GBR
60%
-
FRA
67%
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DEU
67%
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RUS
31%
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CHN
42%
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BRA
62%
Abstention: 21%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
-
2029-02
Présidentielle
Last election
-
2025-04-13
Daniel Noboa (CREO) reconduit 55.6% · turnout 83.7%
- 2025-02-09
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.777/1
Gini
45.9
Refugees hosted
26,428
Refugees originating
5,723
National anthem
Salve, Oh Patria
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
- Andean Community
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,736 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,842, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2025 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)