Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from within.

Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO

July 2, 2025

For many years, Ecuador lived under a powerful illusion. It was the tranquil country of the Andes and the Pacific—where tourists marvelled at rainforests, retirees settled in cobbled colonial towns like Cuenca, and biodiversity flourished.

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