Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) was 38.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Ecuador, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador is 38.39, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 46.73 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.27, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.95 | — |
| 1996 | 22.74 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.96 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 21.53 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 24.13 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 24.26 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.39 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 22.77 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 21.27 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 21.29 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.05 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 21.73 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 24.69 | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 35.59 | +44.2% |
| 2009 | 34.3 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 35.4 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 39.61 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 43.17 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 46.73 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 45.93 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.09 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 44.13 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.49 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 40.92 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 39.75 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 40.2 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 37.46 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 38.85 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 39.57 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 38.34 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 38.39 | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 38.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +44.2% | 24.69 | 35.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.46 | 21.53 | 24.13 | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.93 | 21.27 | 35.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.02 | 35.4 | 46.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8 | 37.46 | 40.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Ecuador was 38.39 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.73 in 2013.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.27 in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.