Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

1991 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Ecuador Public Consumption accounted for 13.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a share of 12.7 % in the previous quarter.
  • Ecuador Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1991 to Sep 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 6.0 % in Sep 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 Sep 2025 in the chart:

Ecuador Public Consumption: % of GDP

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

Ecuador Public Consumption accounted for 13.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a share of 12.7 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
13.1 Sep 2025 12.7 Jun 2025 4.9 Mar 2000 18.3 Jun 2020 % quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 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 (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 10.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 22.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 13.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 14.1 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.8 2025 yearly 1973 - 2025
Belarus (%) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 23.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 30.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 18.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 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 (%) 20.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 19.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 17.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 13.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 20.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 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 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 22.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 4.9 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 (%) 19.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 25.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 9.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 7.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 9.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 16.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 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 (%) 17.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 15.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 24.6 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 20.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 4.1 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 17.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 11.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 15.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 19.0 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 11.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 16.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 13.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 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 (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 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 (%) 22.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 9.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 17.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 13.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 11.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 12.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 20.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 13.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 16.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 20.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 18.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 10.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 20.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 20.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 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 (%) 12.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 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 (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,083.498 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,352.072 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 85,105.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 47.467 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 67.019 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 45.876 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) 1,108.180 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) -1,108.183 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 2,954.570 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 1,846.380 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 744.2 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 14.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Nov 2025
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) 2,985.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 13.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
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) 598.677 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 779.280 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 441.926 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 775.560 Nov 2025 monthly May 1992 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 564.015 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 651.562 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 504.132 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 523,144.416 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 344,247.366 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 11.532 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2019 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 712,105.696 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 481,240.437 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 588,101.114 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 395,248.487 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 86.925 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) 3,097.200 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 31,848,323.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Imports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 28,751,123.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Export Value Index (2015=100) 145.654 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 119.376 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 581.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -5.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 60,722.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 43.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 3.788 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD) -11,374,979,000.538 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 58,691.873 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 59,423.363 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -539.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 566.773 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 10,689.035 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 49,304.104 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 539,082.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
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
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,631.616 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,109.445 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 98,731.828 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 13.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,057.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,541.281 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 78,645.403 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 15.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 82,395.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,550.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 73,495.274 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.20 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 55.98 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 6,097.800 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -7.6 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2011 - Nov 2025

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