Ecuador international reserves
Total reserves
$12.1B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+6.4%
12-month change
+47.8%
High since 2000
$12.5B
May 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$12.1 billion
August 2026+1,318.2% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$8.2B · 67.7%
- Gold$3.9B · 31.9%
- SDRs$10M · 0.1%
- IMF reserve position$39M · 0.3%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 26 t
- Market value
- $3.9B
- Share of reserves
- 31.9%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
26.3 t
August 2026-0.1% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 661
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
9.3%
Months of imports covered
4.0
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.