Country comparison Ecuador vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.0%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€115,222Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$124,676Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,413chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,939chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202461,937chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202467,019chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.75%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,415chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,695chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,469chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,590chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,867.5chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,467.0chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,361.2chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,627.4chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.49%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20235,248.5chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,675.2chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.87%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,560.2chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,770.2chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.47%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.07%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,419chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,617chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€245chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$264chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€292chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$316chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€143chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$154chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/13/2025Caa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/20/2025B-AA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]09/03/2020B-AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202334chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201990ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.0chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202482ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024105ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.1%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4263Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$460.0chart$1,596.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€416.3chart€1,437.42024NMW [+]
$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201776ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,706.770001/15/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
1,477.500001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
14.87%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/01/20258.54%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020129ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202398,018chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20236.90chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020152.82chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.9%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,107,692chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€28,786.2Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$31,126.5Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202325.70%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€28,578.2Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$30,901.6Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202325.51%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€208.0Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$228.3Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20230.19%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201544ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202471chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024130ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,848.0chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.48%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.44%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.03‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017828.1chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.13‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.82chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202428.0%
Population [+]202418,135,478chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020784,787chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,127,891chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202416ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.39chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,207chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.42chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20238,221chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202345.72chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.51chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024475
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,273.0
Consumption GWh [+]202329,305chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202334,150chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202536,064chart35,93412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,081,831chart34,571,87312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202314,249,559chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,988.59chart694.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202339,585,084chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
Ecuador
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