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

PeriodValue
2024-1.28 % of GDP
2023-3.48 % of GDP
20220.04 % 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
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.