Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP was 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Ecuador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ecuador stood at 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ecuador peaked at 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 44th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0167 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0237 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0269 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0254 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +110.5% |
| 2001 | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1837 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +317.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1686 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1777 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1795 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2277 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2147 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2427 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2104 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2071 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.311 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3515 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3652 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3671 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3897 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4561 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4394 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4215 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4369 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1531 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.162 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +317.6% | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1837 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +110.5% | 0.0226 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0269 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1692 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2427 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2855 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3897 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4215 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ecuador?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ecuador was 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4643 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.