Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP was -1.74 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government in Ecuador, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Ecuador is -1.74, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 888.0% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Ecuador peaked at 5.71 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -9.68, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.71 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2554 | -85.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | +329.8% |
| 1998 | -1.37 | -224.9% |
| 1999 | 2.31 | -268.5% |
| 2000 | 5.71 | +147.1% |
| 2001 | 4.34 | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 3.85 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 3.69 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 4.88 | +83.3% |
| 2007 | 4.39 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | -60.8% |
| 2009 | -3.13 | -282.1% |
| 2010 | -0.7799 | -75.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5085 | -165.2% |
| 2012 | -2.31 | -554.8% |
| 2013 | -7.93 | +242.9% |
| 2014 | -7.87 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | -6.4 | -18.7% |
| 2016 | -9.68 | +51.2% |
| 2017 | -4.68 | -51.6% |
| 2018 | -1.4 | -70.2% |
| 2019 | -1.92 | +37.8% |
| 2020 | -5.76 | +199.4% |
| 2021 | -1.42 | -75.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4747 | -133.4% |
| 2023 | -2.62 | -652.3% |
| 2024 | -0.1764 | -93.3% |
| 2025 | -1.74 | +888.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -1.74 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9922. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -1.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.46. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -888.0% | -0.1764 | -1.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7998 | -1.37 | 2.31 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.23 | -3.13 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.25 | -9.68 | 0.5085 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.87 | -5.76 | 0.4747 | 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 primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Ecuador?
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Ecuador was -1.74 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.68 in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government?
- Ecuador ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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 Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The WHD Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in the Western Hemisphere. Data for the Western Hemisphere REO are prepared in conjunction and are consistent with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises. REO aggregate data may differ from WEO aggregates due to differences in group membership. Composite data for country groups are weighted averages of data for individual countries. Arithmetic weighted averages are used for all concepts except for inflation and broad money, for which geometric averages are used. PPP GDP weights from the WEO database are used for the aggregation of real GDP growth, real non-oil GDP growth, real per capita GDP growth, investment, national savings, broad money, claims on the nonfinancial private sector, and real and nominal effective exchange rates. Aggregates for other concepts are weighted by GDP in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates.