The official currency of Ecuador is the US dollar, which generates stability and predictability regarding monetary fluctuations.

Investment and strategic infrastructure planning in recent years has led Ecuador to consolidate itself as one of the best countries in the region in the Infrastructure pillar according to the 2018 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), it is among the first 7 places of a total of 17 countries in Latin America. The quality of the electricity supply is one of the indicators in which the country has improved its position.

Ecuador is in the center of the world and the Andean market. It is located between the emerging economies of Colombia and Peru and is part of the Andean Community of Nations, with which it has access to 108,946,600 million inhabitants.

Ecuador is a world leader in the export of bananas, shrimp, flowers, cocoa; 62% of total non-oil exports

The results of the Third Regional and Comparative Study (Third), applied by the Latin American Laboratory for the Evaluation of the Quality of Education (LLece) of Unesco, show a significant improvement in the education system of Ecuador.

The results of a survey conducted by the InterNations organization to more than 14,000 expatriates, from different countries of the world, pointed to Ecuador as the best country to live.

AEI stands for “Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of Ecuador”, a network of public, private and academic actors that seeks to promote entrepreneurship and innovation at the national level as the basis of Ecuador’s productive development.

One of the most important expenses of a home or business is that of public services, which include water, electricity, heating, cooling and the maintenance of garbage, as well as internet access and mobile telephony.