Ecuador Inflation Rate Slows in September

Ecuador’s annual inflation accelerated to 2.56% in February 2026 from 2.44% in January, marking the sharpest rise since April 2024. The largest price increases were recorded in housing and utilities (24.80%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.83%), healthcare (3.07%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.24%), and restaurants and hotels (1.21%). Deflation was seen in clothing and footwear (-5.00%), transport (-0.53%), communication (-0.42%), and recreation and culture (-0.25%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.21% after a 0.37% increase in January.

Ecuador’s annual inflation accelerated to 2.44% in January 2026 from 1.91% in December, the sharpest rise since May 2024. The largest increases were recorded in housing and utilities (20.79%), healthcare (3.13%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.43%), restaurants and hotels (1.47%), and food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.09%). Deflation was recorded in clothing and footwear (-4.89%), recreation and culture (-2.54%), and communications (-0.28%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.37% in January, following a 0.14% decline in December.

Ecuador’s annual inflation accelerated to 1.91% in December 2025 from 1.05% in November. The largest increases were recorded in housing and utilities (16.97%), healthcare (2.95%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.69%), restaurants and hotels (1.50%), and food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.30%). Deflation was recorded in clothing and footwear (-5.29%), recreation and culture (-2.77%), and communications (-1.19%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.14% in December, following a 0.44% decline in November.