Ecuador Statutory legal interest (tasa de interés activa legal)
Ecuador Statutory legal interest (tasa de interés activa legal) is 7.03 percent, in force since 1 Sep 2026, cited to Banco Central del Ecuador official Tasas de Interés index page, heading Septiembre 2026. It was 6.79 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 21 Sep 2026.
Official source: Banco Central del Ecuador official Tasas de Interés index page, heading Septiembre 2026 · Last checked 2026-09-21 · source fingerprint
Ecuador's legal interest: the Banco Central del Ecuador's monthly Tasa de Interés Activa Legal, which the Código Civil adopts by reference as the rate owed on money debts in default — 6.79% per annum for August 2026.
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| Current value | 7.03 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-01 |
| Official source | Banco Central del Ecuador official Tasas de Interés index page, heading Septiembre 2026, re-fetched 2026-09-21… — 4. OTRAS TASAS REFERENCIALES | Tasa Pasiva Referencial 4,99 | Tasa Legal 7,03 | Tasa Activa Referencial 7,03 | Tasa Máxima Convencional 7,72 |
| Last verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Banco Central del Ecuador official Tasas de Interés index page, heading Septiembre 2026, re-fetched 2026-09-21. Tasa Legal is the Código Civil art. 2110 statutory hook (Tasa de Interés Activa Legal). Prior catalog print was 6.79% per annum for August 2026.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 6.79 | Banco Central del Ecuador, Tasas de Interés — Agosto 2026… |
Get it programmatically
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# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://latamref.dev/v1/ec/statutory-interest/history?from=2020-01-01
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