Number of male directors in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of male directors was 17,804 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male directors in Ecuador, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 17,804 for number of male directors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in Ecuador peaked at 19,526 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,759, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male directors in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,641 | — |
| 2015 | 11,284 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9,759 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 11,136 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 11,089 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12,614 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 13,080 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 17,675 | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 19,526 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 19,461 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17,804 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,254 | 9,759 | 12,614 | 6 |
| 2020s | 17,509 | 13,080 | 19,526 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in Ecuador?
- Number of male directors in Ecuador was 17,804 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male directors recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19,526 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,759 in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of male directors?
- Ecuador ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.