Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) was 54.42 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador is 54.42, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 63.8 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.44, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.8 | — |
| 2002 | 55.04 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 47.2 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 40.2 | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 35.76 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 33.09 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 29.65 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 24.87 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 19.67 | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 18.44 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 18.61 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.34 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 23.43 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 28.16 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 36.44 | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 46.07 | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 47.39 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.51 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 52.06 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 63.55 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 61.76 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 57.2 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 54.49 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 54.13 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 54.42 | +0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 54.42 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.91, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 54.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.98, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.81 | 19.67 | 63.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.94 | 18.44 | 52.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.59 | 54.13 | 63.55 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 19 Colombia 59.23 compare
- 20 Costa Rica 58.6 compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 58.41 compare
- 23 Panama 53.92 compare
- 24 Argentina 52.16 compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 50.02 compare
More external debt data for Ecuador
- Net financial flows, IBRD 988.54 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.2657 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 11.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 41.85 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 53.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador was 54.42 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8 in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.44 in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The WHD Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in the Western Hemisphere. Data for the Western Hemisphere REO are prepared in conjunction and are consistent with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises. REO aggregate data may differ from WEO aggregates due to differences in group membership. Composite data for country groups are weighted averages of data for individual countries. Arithmetic weighted averages are used for all concepts except for inflation and broad money, for which geometric averages are used. PPP GDP weights from the WEO database are used for the aggregation of real GDP growth, real non-oil GDP growth, real per capita GDP growth, investment, national savings, broad money, claims on the nonfinancial private sector, and real and nominal effective exchange rates. Aggregates for other concepts are weighted by GDP in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates.