COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE

Ecuador country codes

EcuadorSouth America

Flag shown for Ecuador
ISO alpha-2
EC
2 letters
ISO alpha-3
ECU
3 letters
ISO numeric
218
3 digits
Calling prefix
+593
Telephone reference

Ecuador at a glance

The ISO country identifiers for Ecuador are EC, ECU, and 218. Select the format your form or system requests.

Namename
Ecuador
Native name in sourcenative_name
Ecuador
Capital / administrative centrecapital
Quito
Continentcontinent
South America (SA)
Regionregion
Americas
Sub-regionsub_region
Latin America and the Caribbean

Calling prefixes, currency & internet domain

International calling prefixdial_code
+593
Currency referencecurrency_code
USDUS Dollar
Country-code domaintld
.ec

A listed telephone prefix may combine a shared country calling code with an area code. It is not a complete phone number.

Languages & native names

Languages listed for Ecuador in the reference source, with native language names where available. This is not an exhaustive list of the languages spoken or a statement of their legal status.

SpanishEspañoles-EC

The small codes are source language tags. A tag such as en-US includes a language and a regional variant; it is different from an ISO country code on its own.

Ecuador time zones

2 identifiers are listed for EC in IANA zone.tab, release 2026d. Time-zone identifiers describe clock-rule locations, not fixed UTC offsets.

  • America/Guayaquil
  • Pacific/Galapagos

UTC offsets and daylight-saving rules depend on the date and location. Use the time-zone converter to compare local times for a chosen date.

ISO, sporting & legacy identifiers

These code systems serve different purposes. Similar-looking codes can refer to different places or organisations.

ISO alpha-2iso_alpha_2
EC
ISO alpha-3iso_alpha_3
ECU
ISO numericiso_numeric
218
FIFA referencefifa
ECU
IOC referenceioc
ECU
Legacy FIPS-style referencefips
EC

FIFA and IOC values are source references, not confirmation of current membership or event participation. FIPS 10-4 was withdrawn in 2008; legacy FIPS-style values are for interpreting older datasets and must not replace current ISO codes.

Sources & reference notes

The base record is from ListBase.org v2026.08. English and native country names use Annexare Countries, language names use Annexare and runtime display-name data, time zones use IANA 2026d, and the locally hosted flag is from flag-icons.