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Economic Indicators for Ecuador

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Inflation Rate YoY	1.12	1.39	1.65	0.92	%
Balance of Trade	504.4	194.5	504.4	-283.91	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	29.07	29.07	36.11	20.54	B
Population, total	18190484	18190484	18190484	14989585
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	28.78	28.78	33.92	20	B
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	3.51	3.51	6.13	3.08	%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	5.5	5.5	6.34	4.02	%
Labor force, total	8823399	8823399	8823399	6489106
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	2.22	2.22	5.1	-0.34	%
GDP growth (annual %)	2.36	2.36	9.82	-9.25	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	131.02	131.02	131.02	100
GDP (current US$)	118844826000	118844826000	118844826000	68151329000	B
Current account balance (% of GDP)	1.75	1.75	2.88	-2.32	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2	2	2.62	2	%
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	100.67	100.67	129.8	82.16
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.3	1.3	1.61	1.3
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.59	0.59	0.6	0.53
Armed forces personnel, total	42000	42000	58983	40750
Time required to start a business (days)	48.5	48.5	56	48.5
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	132	132	132	132
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	2.23	2.23	2.23	1.66