Ecuador External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

1970 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • Ecuador External Debt: Short Term accounted for 0.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.1 % in the previous year.
  • Ecuador External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 1970 to 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 25.5 % in 1993 and a record low of 0.2 % in 2025.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Short Term External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Short Term External Debt is calculated as the sum of Short Term External Debt breakdowns for Government, Monetary Authorities, Banks and Other Sectors. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Short Term External Debt in USD and Nominal GDP in USD. Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2004 is calculated from Short Term External Debt sourced from the World Bank and Nominal GDP sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Related information about Ecuador External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Ecuador, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.0 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 407.3 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 29.4 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Ecuador External Debt: Short Term value stood at 234.7 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 33.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Ecuador's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP from 1970 to 2025 in the chart:

Ecuador External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

What was Ecuador's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP in 2025?

Ecuador External Debt: Short Term accounted for 0.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.1 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.2 2025 1.1 2024 0.2 2025 25.5 1993 % yearly 1970 - 2025

External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.0 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Argentina (%) 12.2 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Armenia (%) 16.5 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Australia (%) 25.4 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Austria (%) 45.4 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 3.2 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Belarus (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 105.5 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Botswana (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Brazil (%) 4.9 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 10.6 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Canada (%) 56.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Chile (%) 7.1 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
China (%) 6.8 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
Colombia (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Croatia (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 162.6 2025 yearly 2008 - 2025
Czech Republic (%) 32.9 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Denmark (%) 61.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Ecuador (%) 0.2 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Egypt (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Estonia (%) 29.1 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Finland (%) 70.8 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
France (%) 109.8 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Georgia (%) 13.9 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Germany (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Greece (%) 73.7 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 289.2 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Hungary (%) 14.2 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Iceland (%) 7.4 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
India (%) 3.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Iran (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (%) 219.5 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Israel (%) 9.1 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Italy (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 4.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 78.4 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Jordan (%) 32.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Kenya (%) 1.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (%) 9.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Kosovo (%) 14.3 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.2 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Latvia (%) 40.4 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 51.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1,145.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
North Macedonia (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Malawi (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Malta (%) 135.0 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Mauritius (%) 77.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Mexico (%) 3.4 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Moldova (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 10.0 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Montenegro (%) 2.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Morocco (%) 7.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 139.5 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
New Zealand (%) 33.5 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Nigeria (%) 0.2 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Norway (%) 54.4 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Panama (%) 59.0 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 11.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Peru (%) 2.0 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Philippines (%) 4.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Poland (%) 7.3 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Portugal (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Romania (%) 13.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Russia (%) 5.9 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Serbia (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Singapore (%) 248.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 38.6 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Slovenia (%) 33.0 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
South Africa (%) 11.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Spain (%) 60.9 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 15.7 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Sweden (%) 51.2 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Switzerland (%) 115.2 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 24.1 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Tajikistan (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Thailand (%) 15.3 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Tunisia (%) 30.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Turkey (%) 10.5 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Ukraine (%) 6.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
United Kingdom (%) 192.5 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
United States (%) 32.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Uruguay (%) 10.9 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Venezuela (%) 0.2 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Vietnam (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Yemen (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,077.413 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,222.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 87,478.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 50.025 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 70.915 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 46.270 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) -324.760 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) 324.760 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 2,733.763 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 2,409.003 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 533.6 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1992 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 12.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 70,731.099 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 27,418.661 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,609.277 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,178.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 34.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 902,307.523 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 336,729.745 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 638.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,126.209 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1973 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 648.681 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 797.289 Mar 2026 monthly May 1992 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 638.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 648.681 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 706.400 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 881,252.290 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 446,177.666 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 32,726,118.000 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 9.907 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2019 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 425,252.133 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 687,467.949 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 319,117.879 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 889,268.382 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BCE Forecast: Imports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 32,732,339.000 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 101.551 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Mar 2026
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) -6.221 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Import Value Index (2015=100) 143.600 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 169.800 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,979.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 5.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 407.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 29.355 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 28.665 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 64,957.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.6 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 234.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 5.268 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD) -13,242,753,660.971 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 62,915.436 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 63,839.586 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -630.353 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 1,575.322 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 13,045.062 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 51,911.916 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 407,278.138 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD th) 23,806.340 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Asia: China (USD th) 12,350.723 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,781.226 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,405.168 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 101,361.818 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.9 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,509.9 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,821.006 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 79,964.034 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 84,055.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 46,765.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 75,398.627 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.42 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.23 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 7,509.918 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 3.6 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Mar 2026

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