Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Ecuador
Ecuador: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 65.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Ecuador, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 65.0% for domestic credit provided by financial sector in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Ecuador peaked at 65.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 33rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.0% | — |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 65.0% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.7% | 21.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 23.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 52.1% | 65.0% | 6 |
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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 domestic credit provided by financial sector in Ecuador?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Ecuador was 65.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.