External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Ecuador
Ecuador: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Ecuador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ecuador stood at 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ecuador peaked at 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.88 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Ecuador ranks 26th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.88 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 40.19 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 51.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 54.56 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 54.78 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 73.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 94.95 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 162.51 DOD, current US$ per person | +71.2% |
| 1978 | 301.2 DOD, current US$ per person | +85.3% |
| 1979 | 341.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 417.89 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 512.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 463.11 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 638.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 732.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 782.74 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 874.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 927.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 908.18 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 926.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 947.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 934.73 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 897.89 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 891.48 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,194 DOD, current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 1,301 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 1,304 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,315 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,304 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,312 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,163 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 1,126 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,091 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,084 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,039 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,020 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 963.37 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 976.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 915.19 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 479.78 DOD, current US$ per person | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 583.66 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 663.2 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 669.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 790.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 1,096 DOD, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 1,239 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1,550 DOD, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 1,887 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 2,082 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 2,215 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 2,153 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,192 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,215 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,208 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,034 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,272 DOD, current US$ per person, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +85.3% | 162.51 DOD, current US$ per person | 301.2 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1977 | +71.2% | 94.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 162.51 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 37.88 DOD, current US$ per person | 341.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 718.36 DOD, current US$ per person | 417.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 927.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,140 DOD, current US$ per person | 891.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,315 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 985.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 479.78 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,163 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,278 DOD, current US$ per person | 583.66 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,215 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,203 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,153 DOD, current US$ per person | 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 23 Argentina 2,421 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Djibouti 2,420 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Paraguay 2,272 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 27 El Salvador 2,229 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Mexico 2,212 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Gabon 2,187 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Ecuador
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 96.60 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 5.33 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 77.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -66,000 NFL, current US$ (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0037 NFL, current US$ per person (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.05 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 11.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ecuador?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ecuador was 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.88 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Ecuador rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Ecuador ranks 26th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.