Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ecuador
Ecuador: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 29.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ecuador, 2013–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 29.2% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2022.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ecuador peaked at 32.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 112th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.2% | — |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +4.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 29.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 29.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.0%, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.2% | 31.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.9% | 32.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 109 Ethiopia 29.6% compare
- 110 Niger 29.5%
- 111 Guinea-Bissau 29.5% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 28.8% compare
- 114 Cote d'Ivoire 28.8% compare
- 115 Serbia 28.8% compare
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ecuador?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ecuador was 29.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ecuador ranks 112th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.