Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 51.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Ecuador, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 51.4% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Ecuador peaked at 51.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1965.
That places Ecuador 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 10.0% | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +40.2% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +57.6% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +5.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 51.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 51.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 10.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.0% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 27.4% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 51.4% | 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Ecuador?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Ecuador was 51.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.