Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 was -2.88 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of in Ecuador, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -2.88 for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in 2025.
The figure is down 124.3% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Ecuador peaked at 2.92 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -10.29, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -2.02 | — |
| 1996 | -3.44 | +70.0% |
| 1997 | -2.83 | -17.9% |
| 1998 | -5.1 | +80.5% |
| 1999 | -4.82 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | -0.3203 | -93.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0327 | -110.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7381 | +2156.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +41.6% |
| 2004 | 1.94 | +85.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6609 | -66.0% |
| 2006 | 2.92 | +342.0% |
| 2007 | 2.66 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5681 | -78.6% |
| 2009 | -3.71 | -753.8% |
| 2010 | -1.39 | -62.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1272 | -90.8% |
| 2012 | -2.83 | +2128.8% |
| 2013 | -8.17 | +188.0% |
| 2014 | -8.11 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -6.87 | -15.3% |
| 2016 | -10.29 | +49.9% |
| 2017 | -5.77 | -43.9% |
| 2018 | -2.8 | -51.4% |
| 2019 | -3.47 | +23.7% |
| 2020 | -7.38 | +112.7% |
| 2021 | -1.59 | -78.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0436 | -102.7% |
| 2023 | -3.49 | -8099.1% |
| 2024 | -1.28 | -63.2% |
| 2025 | -2.88 | +124.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -2.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.88, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -8099.1% | 0.0436 | -3.49 |
| 2002 | +2156.5% | 0.0327 | 0.7381 |
| 2012 | -2128.8% | -0.1272 | -2.83 |
| 2009 | -753.8% | 0.5681 | -3.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.64 | -5.1 | -2.02 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6532 | -3.71 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.98 | -10.29 | -0.1272 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.76 | -7.38 | 0.0436 | 6 |
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 net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Ecuador?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Ecuador was -2.88 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 2006.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.29 in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of?
- Ecuador ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.