Ecuador recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 49 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Ecuador averaged 47.99 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, 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 48.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, 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 48.60 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 23.00 Apr 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 1536.03 1512.01 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -3.20 -1.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 166.24 594.68 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 49.00 50.60 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 1702.26 2106.68 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 4033008.00 4042216.00 USD Thousand Dec 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
49.00 50.60 85.50 16.40 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly