Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Ecuador
Ecuador: Portfolio investment, Debt securities was 7.61 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Ecuador, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 7.61 billion US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 141.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities in Ecuador peaked at 7.61 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 428.43 million US dollar, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 65th out of 161 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.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 428.43 million US dollar | — |
| 2003 | 740.06 million US dollar | +72.7% |
| 2004 | 930.72 million US dollar | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 1.16 billion US dollar | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 1.80 billion US dollar | +55.3% |
| 2007 | 1.92 billion US dollar | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.70 billion US dollar | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.85 billion US dollar | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.57 billion US dollar | +39.0% |
| 2011 | 2.52 billion US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.39 billion US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.29 billion US dollar | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 3.78 billion US dollar | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 3.15 billion US dollar | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 2.75 billion US dollar | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.57 billion US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.59 billion US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.96 billion US dollar | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 3.98 billion US dollar | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 3.53 billion US dollar | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.69 billion US dollar | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.66 billion US dollar | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 7.29 billion US dollar | +56.3% |
| 2025 | 7.61 billion US dollar | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 billion US dollar | 428.43 million US dollar | 1.92 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.86 billion US dollar | 2.39 billion US dollar | 3.78 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 billion US dollar | 3.53 billion US dollar | 7.61 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More external debt data for Ecuador
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 96.60 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -66,000 NFL, current US$ (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, IBRD 1.05 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 11.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, debt securities in Ecuador?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in Ecuador was 7.61 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.61 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 428.43 million US dollar in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.2%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.