Ecuador — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 2012–Q2 2026 · 58 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Ecuador's central government expenditure reading was 22.3% of GDP in Q2 2026. The period change from 21.9% of GDP in Q1 2026 was +0.45 percentage points; the year-on-year change from 21.6% of GDP in Q2 2025 was +0.7 percentage points.
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Latest observations
Q3 2023–Q2 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 22.3 % of GDP |
| Q1 2026 | 21.9 % of GDP |
| Q4 2025 | 24.6 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | 23.6 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | 21.6 % of GDP |
7 earlier values, back to Q3 2023
| Q1 2025 | 21.8 % of GDP |
| Q4 2024 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| Q3 2024 | 23.7 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | 20 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | 20.4 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | 24.4 % of GDP |
| Q3 2023 | 22.4 % of GDP |