Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 99.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Ecuador, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank credit to bank deposits in Ecuador is 99.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Ecuador peaked at 237.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 234.2% | — |
| 1961 | 234.7% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 214.5% | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 194.3% | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 198.5% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 196.8% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 153.6% | -21.9% |
| 1967 | 148.0% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 136.1% | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 129.6% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 127.5% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 117.0% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 111.9% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 108.1% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 107.7% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 125.6% | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 120.5% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 126.6% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 135.4% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 140.5% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 134.0% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 148.4% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 163.8% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 204.5% | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 183.3% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 167.9% | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 170.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 156.4% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 134.9% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 132.7% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 86.7% | -34.6% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 94.1% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 106.9% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 119.7% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 123.2% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 111.7% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 122.7% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 131.7% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 237.3% | +80.2% |
| 2000 | 138.9% | -41.5% |
| 2001 | 126.3% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 109.5% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 100.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 102.7% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 105.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +2.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +80.2% | 131.7% | 237.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.0% | 129.6% | 234.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 122.1% | 107.7% | 140.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.6% | 132.7% | 204.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.3% | 86.7% | 237.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.9% | 89.6% | 138.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 87.5% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.9% | 99.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.56 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Ecuador?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Ecuador was 99.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 237.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Ecuador ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).