Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP Deposit in Ecuador
Ecuador: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP Deposit was 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Ecuador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ecuador stood at 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ecuador peaked at 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places Ecuador 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP Deposit 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% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0303 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0313 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0297 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0314 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 47% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0451 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP Deposit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.0458 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 130 Azerbaijan 0.0303 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Tonga 0.0288 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Senegal 0.0278 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Madagascar 0.0264 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Dominican Republic 0.0264 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Burundi 0.026 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ecuador?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ecuador was 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations 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, deposit taking corporations?
- Ecuador ranks 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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.