Ecuador FDI Reaches USD 431.5M In Q1 As Singapore And Peru Lead Inflows

Ecuador recorded USD 431.5 million in foreign direct investment in the first quarter of 2026, an 85.7% increase from the same period of 2025.

The result was USD 191.1 million higher than the USD 232.4 million recorded in the first quarter of 2025. Compared with the first quarter of 2024, when FDI totaled USD 111.8 million, the 2026 start was 285.9% higher.

Country And Capital Mix

Singapore led the country list with USD 105 million, more than double its first-quarter 2025 figure.

Peru followed with USD 101.6 million, up from USD 12 million in the same period of the prior year.

The first-quarter investment total included USD 138.8 million in shares and other capital participations, USD 246.7 million in reinvested earnings, and USD 46 million in other capital.

The central bank also clarified that, by their nature, these transactions do not necessarily imply foreign-exchange inflows into the country.

Sector Signal

The leading sectors were commerce at USD 149.4 million, agriculture at USD 101.8 million, and manufacturing at USD 90.7 million.

The first-quarter data follow a stronger full-year 2025 base. Ecuador received USD 1.299 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, the highest six-year balance and a 191% increase from USD 446 million in 2024.

For investors, the watchpoint is composition. Reinvested earnings drove more than half of Q1 2026 FDI, while Singapore and Peru accounted for the largest country-level amounts.