Ecuador Government Debt: % of GDP

2005 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Ecuador Government debt accounted for 65.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 64.1 % in the previous quarter.
  • Ecuador government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2005 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 69.9 % in Sep 2021 and a record low of 16.2 % in Jun 2009.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Economy and Finance provides Government Debt in USD. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Nominal GDP in USD. Government Debt refers to Public Debt. Government Debt prior to Q3 2021 is based on 2019 methodology. Government Debt prior to Q2 2019 is based on old methodology.


Related information about Ecuador Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Ecuador National Government Debt reached 75.5 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 29.6 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Ecuador's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2005 to Dec 2022 in the chart:

Ecuador Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Ecuador's Government Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2022?

Ecuador Government debt accounted for 65.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 64.1 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
65.6 Dec 2022 64.1 Sep 2022 16.2 Jun 2009 69.9 Sep 2021 % quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022

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Argentina (%) 79.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Armenia (%) 50.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
Australia (%) 47.7 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Austria (%) 81.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 16.9 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 84.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2022
Bangladesh (%) 20.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Belarus (%) 36.1 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 105.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.4 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Botswana (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Brazil (%) 72.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (%) 23.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Cambodia (%) 35.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Canada (%) 71.3 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Chile (%) 40.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
China (%) 21.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Colombia (%) 61.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Croatia (%) 68.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 86.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (%) 44.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 30.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 65.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 18.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
European Union (%) 84.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Finland (%) 73.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
France (%) 113.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Georgia (%) 39.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2022
Germany (%) 66.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Ghana (%) 80.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Greece (%) 175.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 47.6 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Hungary (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2022
Iceland (%) 68.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
India (%) 55.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Indonesia (%) 39.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 8.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 44.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Israel (%) 67.1 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Italy (%) 144.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 225.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
Jordan (%) 91.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 21.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) 66.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 48.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 3.2 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) 50.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Latvia (%) 40.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 37.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Luxembourg (%) 24.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2022
North Macedonia (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 60.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 53.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2022
Mauritius (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2022
Mexico (%) 51.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) 34.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 71.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 68.9 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Nepal (%) 27.2 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Netherlands (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
New Zealand (%) 35.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nigeria (%) 20.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 42.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Oman (%) 61.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 69.1 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 74.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Panama (%) 62.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 33.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2022
Peru (%) 32.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Philippines (%) 60.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 49.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Portugal (%) 114.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 47.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2022
Russia (%) 13.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2022
Serbia (%) 55.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 167.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovakia (%) 58.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Slovenia (%) 69.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
South Africa (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1960 - Dec 2022
Spain (%) 113.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Sri Lanka (%) 111.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Sweden (%) 32.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Switzerland (%) 25.1 2026 yearly 1990 - 2026
Taiwan (%) 30.1 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan (%) 39.2 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Thailand (%) 53.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Turkey (%) 31.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Ukraine (%) 43.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,702.539 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 3,497.932 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 75,480.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 41.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 66.678 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 46.147 2027 yearly 1995 - 2027
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) 348.348 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 1,106.771 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2023
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) -1,347.368 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2022
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 1,533.500 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.156 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) 242.6 Feb 2023 monthly Mar 1992 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,606.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2022
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 69,066.626 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 28,548.683 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,413.951 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,577.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -10.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 883,167.326 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 646,225.545 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 723.923 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 692.561 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1973 - Mar 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 569.080 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 441.662 Feb 2023 monthly May 1992 - Feb 2023
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 92.066 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2022
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 354.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -76.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -11.080 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -11.490 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 59,116.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 51.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,071.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.942 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD) -24,843,520,753.936 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 325.755 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -734.195 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 51,305.490 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Asia: China (USD th) 12,350.723 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.1 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,048.977 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 30,788.161 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 76,768.807 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2023
M2 Growth (%) 7.5 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,728.2 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.607 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,153.222 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,685.182 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 65,681.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.4 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 18,041.7 Mar 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 58,555.272 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 13.93 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 51.32 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (%) 9.8 Dec 2022 monthly May 2008 - Dec 2022
Business Confidence Index: Commerce (May2007=100) 2,200.300 Dec 2022 monthly May 2007 - Dec 2022
Business Confidence Index: Construction (May2007=100) 478.600 Dec 2022 monthly May 2007 - Dec 2022
Business Confidence Index: Services (May2007=100) 1,444.800 Dec 2022 monthly May 2007 - Dec 2022
Business Confidence Index: Industry (May2007=100) 2,662.600 Dec 2022 monthly May 2007 - Dec 2022
Business Confidence Index: Global (May2007=100) 1,694.300 Dec 2022 monthly May 2007 - Dec 2022

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