Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 39.72 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Ecuador is 39.72 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Ecuador peaked at 46.78 Percentage of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.27 Percentage of GDP, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 38th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.26 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 21.39 Percentage of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 22.77 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 21.27 Percentage of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 21.29 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.05 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 21.73 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 24.69 Percentage of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 35.59 Percentage of GDP | +44.2% |
| 2009 | 34.3 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 35.4 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 39.61 Percentage of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 43.23 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 46.78 Percentage of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 46 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.12 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 44.17 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.52 Percentage of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 40.95 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 39.77 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 40.24 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.39 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 38.73 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 39.72 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 39.72 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.06 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 39.72 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.08 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +44.2% | 24.69 Percentage of GDP | 35.59 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.93 Percentage of GDP | 21.27 Percentage of GDP | 35.59 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.06 Percentage of GDP | 35.4 Percentage of GDP | 46.78 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.02 Percentage of GDP | 37.39 Percentage of GDP | 40.24 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -72.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.2802 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0828 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Ecuador?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Ecuador was 39.72 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.78 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.27 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Ecuador ranks 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.