Ecuador
South America · EC · 23 treaties
Tax profile
| Corporate income tax | 25% |
| Withholding — dividends | 10% |
| Withholding — interest | 25% |
| Withholding — royalties | 25% |
| VAT / GST (standard) | 15% |
| Personal income (top rate) | 37% |
| Capital gains | 10% |
| Tax system | Worldwide |
| Residency threshold | 183 days |
| Exit / departure tax | No |
| CFC rules | Yes |
| Transfer pricing | Oecd Aligned |
| Digital nomad visa | Residencia Temporal para Trabajador Remoto (Visa de Nómada Digital) |
| Digital services tax | none |
| Global minimum tax (Pillar 2) | None |
Tax residency
ModerateWhat makes you a tax resident — and how hard it is to stop being one.
- Presence in Ecuador for 183 or more calendar days, consecutive or not, within a single fiscal year
- Presence in Ecuador for 183 or more calendar days, consecutive or not, within any 12‑month period spanning two fiscal years
- The core of the individual’s activities or economic interests lies in Ecuador, directly or indirectly
- The individual has not remained in another country for more than 183 days in a fiscal year and the individual’s close family ties are in Ecuador
Stopping Ecuadorian tax residency generally requires both falling below the 183‑day presence threshold and shifting main economic interests/family ties outside Ecuador; there is no citizenship or multi‑year tail rule, but economic‑interest and family‑tie tests can keep you resident even after physical departure.
Source: Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) / OECD AEOI – Information on residency for tax purposes – Ecuador
Tax treaty network (21)
In-force double-tax treaty partners. Treaty-reduced withholding (dividends / interest / royalties) shown where the official source publishes a rate; otherwise the country's statutory rate applies unless the treaty text provides a reduction.
| Partner | Div | Int | Roy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | — | — | — |
| Belgium | — | — | — |
| Brazil | — | — | — |
| Canada | — | — | — |
| Switzerland | — | — | — |
| China | — | — | — |
| Germany | — | — | — |
| Spain | — | — | — |
| France | — | — | — |
| Italy | — | — | — |
| Japan | — | — | — |
| South Korea | — | — | — |
| Mexico | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | — | — | — |
| Peru | — | — | — |
| Romania | — | — | — |
| Russia | — | — | — |
| Sweden | — | — | — |
| Turkey | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | — | — | — |
| Venezuela | — | — | — |