Official exchange rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Official exchange rate was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2024. β Volatile
Official exchange rate in Ecuador, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2024, official exchange rate in Ecuador stood at 1 LCU per US$, period average. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Ecuador peaked at 11,787 LCU per US$, period average in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 LCU per US$, period average, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 158th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.59 LCU per US$, period average | 20.92 LCU per US$, period average | 25 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.74 LCU per US$, period average | 25 LCU per US$, period average | 526.35 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,445 LCU per US$, period average | 767.75 LCU per US$, period average | 11,787 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 155 Canada 1.37 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 156 Singapore 1.34 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 157 Brunei 1.34 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Bahamas 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Bermuda 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Micronesia (country) 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Guam 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Marshall Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Northern Mariana Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Panama 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Palau 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Puerto Rico 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 El Salvador 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 East Timor 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 United States 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 158 United States Virgin Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
More population data for Ecuador
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.582 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 792,284 (2100)
- Population density 76.87 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.582 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.81 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 23,218 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.81 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.81 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.9905 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.82 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Ecuador?
- Official exchange rate in Ecuador was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11,787 LCU per US$, period average in 1999.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for official exchange rate?
- Ecuador ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release