Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) was 0.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Ecuador, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Ecuador is 0.8%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Ecuador peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 80th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +27.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -82.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +194.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +42.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +224.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +128.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -38.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 10% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
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 outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Ecuador?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Ecuador was 0.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 80th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.