Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

1991 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Ecuador Public Consumption accounted for 12.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a share of 13.1 % in the previous quarter.
  • Ecuador Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1991 to Dec 2025, with an average number of 11.7 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18.3 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 4.9 % in Mar 2000.

CEIC calculates Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Government Consumption Expenditure in USD and Nominal GDP in USD. Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2000 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Related information about Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Ecuador GDP expanded 4.1 % YoY in Jun 2025.
  • Ecuador Nominal GDP reached 33.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 0.0 % in Jun 2025.
  • Ecuador GDP Per Capita reached 6,939.3 USD in Dec 2024.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 22.4 % in Dec 2025.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 19.2 % in Jun 2025.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 64.1 % in Jun 2025.

View Ecuador's Public Consumption: % of GDP from Mar 1991 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

What was Ecuador's Public Consumption: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Ecuador Public Consumption accounted for 12.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a share of 13.1 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
12.0 Dec 2025 13.1 Sep 2025 4.9 Mar 2000 18.3 Jun 2020 % quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025

Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 12.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 18.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 15.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 22.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 14.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.8 2025 yearly 1973 - 2025
Belarus (%) 20.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 24.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 19.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 30.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 21.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 22.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 6.0 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (%) 21.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 14.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
China (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 20.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 19.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 23.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 24.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 5.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 23.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
France (%) 24.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 14.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 23.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 4.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 12.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 21.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 26.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (%) 10.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 7.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 10.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 24.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 20.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 19.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 15.3 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 12.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 11.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
South Korea (%) 16.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 15.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 25.8 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 25.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 9.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 20.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 23.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 13.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 15.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 19.0 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 14.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 19.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 13.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 11.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 17.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 17.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 18.4 2024 yearly 1963 - 2024
Nepal (%) 7.3 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 26.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 20.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 22.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 9.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 18.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 13.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 13.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 13.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 16.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 20.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 19.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 10.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 20.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 18.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 17.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 7.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Sweden (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 2.7 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,944.974 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) 166.235 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) -166.235 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 1,536.029 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 1,702.264 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 405.1 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1992 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -7.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Feb 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) 2,496.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 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) 625.426 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 721.387 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1973 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 442.068 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 791.818 Feb 2026 monthly May 1992 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 625.426 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 315.758 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 442.068 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 472,759.969 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 388,572.062 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 32,726,118.000 2026 yearly 2024 - 2026
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 11.093 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2019 - Feb 2026
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 383,578.061 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 274,645.570 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 609,629.556 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 525,368.102 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 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) 87.799 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2014 - Feb 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) 64,566.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.9 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: Goods (USD mn) 1,575.322 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -630.353 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 12,270.655 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 52,296.096 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 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: Asia: China (USD th) 12,350.723 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 (%) 5.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,882.125 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,972.063 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 100,474.215 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.8 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,541.8 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,893.884 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 79,074.257 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 82,621.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 46,588.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 73,746.093 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.23 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.23 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 6,541.787 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.8 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Feb 2026

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