Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ecuador's unemployment rate stands at 3.31% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.45% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Ecuador's unemployment rate was 3.31%, down from 3.45% in 2024.
In 2024, Ecuador's unemployment rate was 3.45%, down from 3.51% in 2023.
In 2023, Ecuador's unemployment rate was 3.51%, down from 3.71% in 2022.
In 2022, Ecuador's unemployment rate was 3.71%, down from 4.5% in 2021.
In 2021, Ecuador's unemployment rate was 4.5%, down from 6.12% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.31% | -0.145% |
| 2024 | 3.45% | -0.057% |
| 2023 | 3.51% | -0.203% |
| 2022 | 3.71% | -0.791% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -1.61% |
| 2020 | 6.12% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.81% | +0.282% |
| 2018 | 3.53% | -0.306% |
| 2017 | 3.84% | -0.761% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.981% |
| 2015 | 3.62% | +0.136% |
| 2014 | 3.48% | +0.397% |
| 2013 | 3.08% | -0.152% |
| 2012 | 3.24% | -0.223% |
| 2011 | 3.46% | -0.63% |
| 2010 | 4.09% | -0.52% |
| 2009 | 4.61% | +0.691% |
| 2008 | 3.92% | +0.775% |
| 2007 | 3.14% | -0.408% |
| 2006 | 3.55% | -0.229% |
| 2005 | 3.78% | -1.22% |
| 2004 | 5% | -0.66% |
| 2003 | 5.66% | +0.837% |
| 2002 | 4.83% | +0.573% |
| 2001 | 4.25% | -0.548% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +0.144% |
| 1999 | 4.66% | +0.267% |
| 1998 | 4.39% | -0.035% |
| 1997 | 4.42% | +0.002% |
| 1996 | 4.42% | +0.014% |
| 1995 | 4.41% | -0.001% |
| 1994 | 4.41% | +0.006% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.07% |
| 1992 | 4.33% | -0.038% |
| 1991 | 4.37% | — |
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Ecuador's unemployment rate is 3.31% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.45% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.12% (2020); the lowest is 3.08% (2013), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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