AMERICAS · ECU

Ecuador geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Ecuador. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$130.3B2025 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$306.5B2025 · World Bank

GDP per capita$7.1K2025 · World Bank

GNI per capita$6.9K2025 · World Bank

GDP growth3.7%2025 · World Bank

Inflation0.7%2025 · World Bank

Unemployment3.3%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population18.3M2025 · World Bank

Population density72.4/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area256.4K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy77.6 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness59.4%2025 · World Bank

Military expenditure2.2%2024 · World Bank

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$138.2BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

GDP per capita$7.6KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

Real GDP growth2.5%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

Inflation2.9%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

Unemployment3.1%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

GDP per capita$7.1K

2015 $6K → 2025 $7.1K

GDP growth3.7%

2015 0.1% → 2025 3.7%

Inflation0.7%

2015 4% → 2025 0.7%

Population18.3M

2015 16.3M → 2025 18.3M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+4194 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries+4194 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger4Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse0Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

ECU → CHN · Cooperative Most difficult reviewed direction

ECU → MEX · Mixed

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Ecuador

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

ChinaECU → CHN+30Cooperative73%Documented bilateral evidence PeruECU → PER+12Cooperative60%Broad sourced evidence ColombiaECU → COL+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidence PanamaECU → PAN+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidence Antigua and BarbudaECU → ATG+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BahamasECU → BHS+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BarbadosECU → BRB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BelizeECU → BLZ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence BoliviaECU → BOL+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidence ChileECU → CHL+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Costa RicaECU → CRI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence DominicaECU → DMA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Dominican RepublicECU → DOM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence El SalvadorECU → SLV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GrenadaECU → GRD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GuatemalaECU → GTM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GuyanaECU → GUY+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence HaitiECU → HTI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence HondurasECU → HND+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence JamaicaECU → JAM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence KuwaitECU → KWT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NigeriaECU → NGA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence QatarECU → QAT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Saint Kitts and NevisECU → KNA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Saint LuciaECU → LCA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesECU → VCT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence São Tomé and PríncipeECU → STP+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SeychellesECU → SYC+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SurinameECU → SUR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Trinidad and TobagoECU → TTO+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence UruguayECU → URY+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AfghanistanECU → AFG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AngolaECU → AGO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AzerbaijanECU → AZE+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BahrainECU → BHR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BangladeshECU → BGD+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BeninECU → BEN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BhutanECU → BTN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BotswanaECU → BWA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BrazilECU → BRA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BruneiECU → BRN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Burkina FasoECU → BFA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CambodiaECU → KHM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CameroonECU → CMR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Cape VerdeECU → CPV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Central African RepublicECU → CAF+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ChadECU → TCD+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ComorosECU → COM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only DjiboutiECU → DJI+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only DR CongoECU → COD+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Equatorial GuineaECU → GNQ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EritreaECU → ERI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EswatiniECU → SWZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaECU → ETH+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GabonECU → GAB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GambiaECU → GMB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GhanaECU → GHA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GuineaECU → GIN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Guinea-BissauECU → GNB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaECU → IDN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IraqECU → IRQ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Ivory CoastECU → CIV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only JordanECU → JOR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KazakhstanECU → KAZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KenyaECU → KEN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KiribatiECU → KIR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KyrgyzstanECU → KGZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LaosECU → LAO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LebanonECU → LBN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LesothoECU → LSO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LiberiaECU → LBR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LibyaECU → LBY+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MadagascarECU → MDG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MalawiECU → MWI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MalaysiaECU → MYS+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MaldivesECU → MDV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MauritaniaECU → MRT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MauritiusECU → MUS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MongoliaECU → MNG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MoroccoECU → MAR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MozambiqueECU → MOZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MyanmarECU → MMR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NamibiaECU → NAM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NepalECU → NPL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesECU → PHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Republic of the CongoECU → COG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RwandaECU → RWA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SamoaECU → WSM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SenegalECU → SEN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Sierra LeoneECU → SLE+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SingaporeECU → SGP+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Solomon IslandsECU → SLB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SomaliaECU → SOM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South AfricaECU → ZAF+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Sri LankaECU → LKA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TajikistanECU → TJK+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TanzaniaECU → TZA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ThailandECU → THA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Timor-LesteECU → TLS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TogoECU → TGO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TunisiaECU → TUN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TurkmenistanECU → TKM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TuvaluECU → TUV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UgandaECU → UGA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only United Arab EmiratesECU → ARE+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only United StatesECU → USA+5Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidence UzbekistanECU → UZB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VanuatuECU → VUT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VietnamECU → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only YemenECU → YEM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ZambiaECU → ZMB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AustraliaECU → AUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AustriaECU → AUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BelgiumECU → BEL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BulgariaECU → BGR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CanadaECU → CAN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CroatiaECU → HRV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CubaECU → CUB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CzechiaECU → CZE+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence DenmarkECU → DNK+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence FinlandECU → FIN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GermanyECU → DEU+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GreeceECU → GRC+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence HungaryECU → HUN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IndiaECU → IND+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IrelandECU → IRL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence JapanECU → JPN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MicronesiaECU → FSM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NauruECU → NRU+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NetherlandsECU → NLD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NicaraguaECU → NIC+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PalauECU → PLW+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence ParaguayECU → PRY+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PolandECU → POL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PortugalECU → PRT+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence RomaniaECU → ROU+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence RussiaECU → RUS+4Mixed76%Documented bilateral evidence SpainECU → ESP+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SwedenECU → SWE+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence VenezuelaECU → VEN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AlbaniaECU → ALB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AlgeriaECU → DZA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AndorraECU → AND+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ArmeniaECU → ARM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BelarusECU → BLR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Bosnia and HerzegovinaECU → BIH+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BurundiECU → BDI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CyprusECU → CYP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EgyptECU → EGY+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EstoniaECU → EST+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only FijiECU → FJI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only FranceECU → FRA+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GeorgiaECU → GEO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IcelandECU → ISL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IranECU → IRN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ItalyECU → ITA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LatviaECU → LVA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LiechtensteinECU → LIE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only LithuaniaECU → LTU+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LuxembourgECU → LUX+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MaliECU → MLI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MaltaECU → MLT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Marshall IslandsECU → MHL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MoldovaECU → MDA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MonacoECU → MCO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MontenegroECU → MNE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only New ZealandECU → NZL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NigerECU → NER+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only North KoreaECU → PRK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only North MacedoniaECU → MKD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NorwayECU → NOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only OmanECU → OMN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PakistanECU → PAK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PalestineECU → PSE+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidence Papua New GuineaECU → PNG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only San MarinoECU → SMR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saudi ArabiaECU → SAU+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SerbiaECU → SRB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SlovakiaECU → SVK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SloveniaECU → SVN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South KoreaECU → KOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South SudanECU → SSD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SudanECU → SDN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SwitzerlandECU → CHE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SyriaECU → SYR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TongaECU → TON+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TürkiyeECU → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UkraineECU → UKR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only United KingdomECU → GBR+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence Vatican CityECU → VAT+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidence ZimbabweECU → ZWE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ArgentinaECU → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IsraelECU → ISR-5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MexicoECU → MEX-7Mixed79%Broad sourced evidence

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.