How does Ecuador rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Ecuador ranks 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ecuador: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 70.6%

World rank

99th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador is 0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 70.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Ecuador 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1972	0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1973	0.0357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1974	0.0258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.9%
1975	0.0256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1976	0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1977	0.0776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+194.1%
1978	0.1005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
1979	0.0811 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1980	0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1981	0.0927 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1982	0.1099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1983	0.068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.2%
1984	0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1985	0.0577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1986	0.0329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.0%
1987	0.0642 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.2%
1988	0.0914 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.5%
1989	0.1013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1990	0.119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1991	0.129 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1992	0.1243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1993	0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+64.2%
1994	0.1806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1995	0.0537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.3%
1996	0.0629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1997	0.0735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1998	0.0812 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1999	0.0575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
2000	0.0454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
2001	0.0598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.7%
2002	0.0855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.0%
2003	0.0554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.3%
2004	0.049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2005	0.0377 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
2006	0.0388 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2007	0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2008	0.027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.8%
2009	0.0224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2010	0.0156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.3%
2011	0.0107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.5%
2012	0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2013	0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2014	0.0098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2015	0.0109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2016	0.0089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2017	0.0105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2018	0.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2019	0.0087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2020	0.0118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.8%
2021	0.0117 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2022	0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.6%
2023	0.0172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2024	0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0782 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

96 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
97 Madagascar 0.0058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Haiti 0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Belize 0.0041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
102 Papua New Guinea 0.0039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador was 0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 0.204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Ecuador rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ecuador ranks 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.