Ecuador — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2029 · 70 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for Ecuador was −2.88% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −1.28% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −1.6 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −3.89% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2016–2029
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2029 | 0.9 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 0.69 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -0.01 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -0.18 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -2.88 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2024 | -1.28 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.49 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.04 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.59 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -7.38 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.47 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -5.77 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -10.3 % of GDP |