Cost of moneyEcuador
Savings vs inflation in Ecuador
Is my bank account gaining or losing purchasing power?
Ecuador's savings vs inflation is 4.59 % — #9 of 69 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
4.59%
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
A bank account in Ecuador currently gains about 4.6 pp of purchasing power a year.
Among 69 countries
- Rank
- #9 of 69
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 87 %
- 60 of 69 countries
In Americas: #3 of 21vs median 0.87 %: +3.72 pp (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Savings vs inflation | vs Ecuador |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Egypt | 5.09 % | +0.50 pp |
| 8 | Armenia | 4.72 % | +0.13 pp |
| 9 | Ecuador | 4.59 % | — |
| 10 | Rwanda | 4.42 % | −0.17 pp |
| 11 | South Africa | 4.27 % | −0.32 pp |
Deposit rate minus inflation — whether an ordinary bank account gains or loses purchasing power. Our calculation from two separately sourced figures.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the bank deposit rate minus annual CPI inflation. Where the policy-rate real rate answers "does the central bank beat inflation", this answers the question an ordinary saver actually has — does MY account? Deposit rates come from the IMF (harmonised, ~100 economies), inflation from official CPI; we never compute it when either leg is missing.