Cost of food in Ecuador increased 1.25 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Ecuador averaged 3.74 percent from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 20.55 percent in August of 2008 and a record low of -4.35 percent in April of 2021. source: INEC, Ecuador
Food Inflation in Ecuador is expected to be 1.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ecuador Food Inflation is projected to trend around 2.40 percent in 2026 and 2.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.