Ecuador — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 31 observations
About this series
The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Ecuador, the combined government deficit reading stood at −1.28% of GDP in 2024. Against −3.48% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +2.2 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −4.29% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.28 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.48 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.04 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.59 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -7.38 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | -3.47 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -5.77 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -10.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -6.87 % of GDP |