An electric coolant pump includes a pump housing, an electric motor, and a pump wheel. The pump housing has a pumping chamber and a motor chamber which are separated by a separation sidewall. The pumping chamber has a pump volute which extends from a pump inlet to a pump outlet. A volute cooling sector of the pump volute extends over a volute angle of 120°. The separation sidewall has a cooling section which is defined by the volute cooling sector. The electric motor includes a motor rotor, a motor stator having a stator coil arrangement, and a motor electronics arranged in the motor chamber which energizes the stator coil arrangement. The pump wheel is arranged in the pumping chamber and is connected with the motor rotor. The stator coil arrangement is arranged adjacent to the volute cooling sector and thermally contacts the cooling section of the separation sidewall.