Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Ecuador
Ecuador: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term was 20.93 million US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) in Ecuador, 2016–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Ecuador stood at 20.93 million US dollar. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 501.6% on the previous year and up 189.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Ecuador peaked at 20.93 million US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million US dollar, in 2019.
That places Ecuador 78th out of 131 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, Other Sectors … Short-term in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.23 million US dollar | — |
| 2017 | 6.21 million US dollar | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 5.40 million US dollar | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million US dollar | -81.4% |
| 2020 | 5.39 million US dollar | +438.0% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million US dollar | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 2.73 million US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.44 million US dollar | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 3.48 million US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 20.93 million US dollar | +501.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.93 million US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.28 million US dollar, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.93 million US dollar is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.75 million US dollar, 27% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.96 million US dollar | 1.00 million US dollar | 7.23 million US dollar | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.45 million US dollar | 2.73 million US dollar | 20.93 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 75 Lesotho 36.31 million US dollar compare
- 76 Aruba 34.20 million US dollar
- 77 Seychelles 25.35 million US dollar compare
- 79 Grenada 15.63 million US dollar compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 11.96 million US dollar compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 9.63 million US dollar 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 portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Ecuador?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Ecuador was 20.93 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.93 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million US dollar in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6)?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.6%. 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, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term (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.