Subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador
Ecuador: Subsidies and other transfers was 36.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador, 2013–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador is 36.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador peaked at 36.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 80th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.1% | — |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.9% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.8% | 36.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Ecuador was 36.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Ecuador ranks 80th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.