Ecuador — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2022 · 11 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.

In Ecuador, the central government expenditure reading was 25.3% of GDP in 2022, compared with 27% of GDP in 2021. The period change was −1.65 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 27.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2022

PeriodValue
202225.3 % of GDP
202127 % of GDP
202027.2 % of GDP
201927.8 % of GDP
201827.4 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2013
201725.4 % of GDP
201626.8 % of GDP
201528.5 % of GDP
201429.8 % of GDP
201330.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.