Ecuador External Debt: % of GDP
1970 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ecuador External Debt: % of GDP
- Ecuador External Debt accounted for 49.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 51.8 % in the previous year.
- Ecuador External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1970 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 115.8 % in Dec 1989 and a record low of 18.2 % in Dec 2012.
CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. External Debt is calculated as the sum of Public and Private External Debt. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides External Debt in USD and Nominal GDP in USD. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2000 is calculated from External Debt sourced from the World Bank and Nominal GDP sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
Related information about Ecuador External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Ecuador, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.4 USD bn in Jun 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 41.8 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 55.1 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- The country's External Debt reached 58,147.9 in Jul 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Ecuador's External Debt: % of GDP from 1970 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Ecuador's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?
Ecuador External Debt accounted for 49.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 51.8 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.6 2023 | 51.8 2022 | 18.2 2012 | 115.8 1989 | % | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 45.9 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Argentina (%) | 45.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 110.0 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 135.0 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 51.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 236.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 35.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.9 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 56.7 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 143.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
| China (%) | 13.7 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 53.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 73.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 828.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 132.3 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 39.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 89.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 111.2 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 215.3 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| France (%) | 244.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 80.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 146.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 39.5 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 246.0 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 481.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 128.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 72.9 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 556.6 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 28.4 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Japan (%) | 107.5 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 60.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 40.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 36.6 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 39.6 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 100.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.2 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 69.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,321.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 83.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 854.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,315.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 33.1 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 63.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 170.1 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 373.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 88.0 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 151.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 35.0 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.2 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 55.7 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 39.3 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 150.4 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 51.9 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 96.0 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 41.5 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 163.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.5 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 236.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 37.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 45.2 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 1,157.610 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 4,720.339 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 80,597.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 66.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) | 51.430 2029 | yearly | 1995 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) | 72.877 2029 | yearly | 2001 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) | 52.747 2029 | yearly | 1995 - 2029 |
| Central Government: Balance (USD mn) | -282.739 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) | 1,892.538 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government: Finance (USD mn) | 282.739 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) | 1,609.799 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.962 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 487.2 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,528.2 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -10.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Sep 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 73,669.642 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 31,582.671 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 8,971.615 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,411.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -10.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 940,587.785 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 633,025.171 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 468.816 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 673.936 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 384.582 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 526.989 Sep 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) | 94.726 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) | 3,097.200 2025 | yearly | 2024 - 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) | 295,518.380 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) | 622,899.601 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) | 31,848,323.000 2025 | yearly | 2024 - 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) | 468.816 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) | 495.017 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) | 384.582 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| 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 |
| Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) | 294,983.815 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) | 643,202.006 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) | 5.454 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2019 - Sep 2024 |
| 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) | 2,407.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 7.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 41.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -55.121 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -55.352 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 59,724.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 763.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 1.5 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 3.608 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD) | -19,735,132,923.143 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) | 2,068.720 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) | -533.482 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) | 57,407.976 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross External Debt (USD mn) | 58,907.820 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt: Private (USD mn) | 10,321.063 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Public (USD mn) | 49,403.566 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) | 41,849.299 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Jun 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 (%) | 6.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 3,921.527 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 30,079.874 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 84,617.500 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 8.9 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 2.0 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 2009 - Aug 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 6,115.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Oct 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.210 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 2,310.255 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 64,774.769 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 11.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 72,401.5 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 21,552.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Oct 2006 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 64,865.947 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.20 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 54.45 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) | 6,115.522 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 2011 - Sep 2024 |
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