External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
42nd
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.9797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
All-time low
0.1074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador is 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 0.9797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 42nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1475 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1335 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.8% |
| 1978 | 0.343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4967 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5127 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7456 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7702 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5862 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5073 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4464 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1977 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2922 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5883 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5422 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5616 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1853 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5883 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 39 Angola 0.5698 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Bulgaria 0.5216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Eritrea 0.509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Belize 0.4866 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Tajikistan 0.4837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Colombia 0.4798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador was 0.4876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.