Ecuador recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 50.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Ecuador averaged 47.97 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 85.50 percent of GDP in 1999 and a record low of 16.40 percent of GDP in 2009. source: Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Ecuador

Government Debt to GDP in Ecuador is expected to reach 49.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ecuador Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 48.50 percent of GDP in 2026 and 48.60 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 20.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 2157.79 2968.05 USD Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -3.20 -1.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -315.56 -1121.66 USD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 50.60 51.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 1842.23 1846.38 USD Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 4022617.00 4012768.00 USD Thousand Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 2698.00 2692.00 USD Million Dec 2024


Ecuador Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
50.60 51.20 85.50 16.40 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly