Inflation rates by country and year

-0.3%23.8%47.9%72%96.1%
-0.3%23.8%47.9%72%96.1%
19601.7%
199254.6%
20250.7%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2025Inflation Rate0.7%

Behind the curve

Turning points in Ecuador

  1. 2000↕ Mixed effects

    A banking collapse ended in dollarization — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Bank failures, a deposit freeze and fiscal stress accelerated the sucre's depreciation in 1999. Ecuador adopted the U.S. dollar in 2000; the new monetary regime and bank restructuring then ended the immediate currency crisis.

    IMF Staff Country Report 00/125: Ecuador—Selected Issues and Statistical Annex
  2. 2022↑ Upward pressure

    Food and transport prices rose despite dollarization — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Higher food, transport and imported input costs raised Ecuadorian inflation in 2022. Dollarization and subsidized fuel prices limited the increase relative to regional peers, but could not fully shield domestic prices.

    IMF Country Report 22/378: Ecuador—Sixth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in Ecuador?

The annual inflation rate in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2025, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices rose 0.7% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore Ecuador's full inflation history from 1960 to 2025, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in Ecuador has changed

Inflation in Ecuador peaked at 96.1% in 2000 and reached its lowest point at -0.3% in 2020. Averaged across the 66 years of available data (1960–2025), the rate has been 16.6% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in Ecuador

What is the current inflation rate in Ecuador?

The latest available annual figure is 0.7% in 2025, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by Ecuador's statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in Ecuador?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 96.1%, reached in 2000.

What was the lowest inflation rate in Ecuador?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is -0.3%, recorded in 2020.

Where does the inflation data for Ecuador come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.