Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 42.45 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
42.45
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
63.55
in 2020
All-time low
18.44
in 2010
Years of data
29
2002–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Ecuador, 2002–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 42.45 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 63.55 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.44, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 120th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.04 | — |
| 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 | 54.33 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 53.75 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 52.96 | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 51.83 | -2.1% |
| 2027 | 50.04 | -3.5% |
| 2028 | 48.05 | -4.0% |
| 2029 | 45.4 | -5.5% |
| 2030 | 42.45 | -6.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 42.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.49, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 42.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.33, 73% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.69 | 19.67 | 55.04 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.94 | 18.44 | 52.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.89 | 45.4 | 63.55 | 10 |
| 2030s | 42.45 | 42.45 | 42.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 42.45 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.55 in 2020.
- 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 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October