Ecuador External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Ecuador external debt for 2022 was $60,684,713,935, a 4.5% increase from 2021.
  • Ecuador external debt for 2021 was $58,070,204,213, a 2.92% increase from 2020.
  • Ecuador external debt for 2020 was $56,423,149,419, a 8.73% increase from 2019.
  • Ecuador external debt for 2019 was $51,895,193,769, a 15.43% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Ecuador External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $60,684,713,935 4.50%
2021 $58,070,204,213 2.92%
2020 $56,423,149,419 8.73%
2019 $51,895,193,769 15.43%
2018 $44,959,257,841 9.24%
2017 $41,157,198,886 16.32%
2016 $35,382,005,444 24.62%
2015 $28,392,958,561 13.70%
2014 $24,971,316,037 30.87%
2013 $19,080,458,389 17.42%
2012 $16,249,091,446 0.50%
2011 $16,167,801,266 5.14%
2010 $15,377,007,844 15.05%
2009 $13,366,010,558 -29.73%
2008 $19,022,237,671 -9.88%
2007 $21,108,482,826 3.55%
2006 $20,385,516,556 -0.18%
2005 $20,423,092,328 -0.97%
2004 $20,622,972,718 3.28%
2003 $19,967,129,789 1.99%
2002 $19,577,250,175 9.95%
2001 $17,805,836,810 3.68%
2000 $17,174,293,325 -10.08%
1999 $19,100,416,764 3.17%
1998 $18,513,032,219 0.86%
1997 $18,355,380,902 5.20%
1996 $17,448,118,081 2.63%
1995 $17,000,779,726 -6.10%
1994 $18,104,800,381 28.22%
1993 $14,119,666,467 15.15%
1992 $12,262,380,673 -2.06%
1991 $12,520,879,955 2.95%
1990 $12,162,488,782 6.91%
1989 $11,376,129,175 5.25%
1988 $10,808,842,408 2.42%
1987 $10,553,615,498 12.05%
1986 $9,418,379,204 7.12%
1985 $8,792,328,903 4.67%
1984 $8,400,083,081 9.19%
1983 $7,692,947,368 -1.47%
1982 $7,807,592,417 0.45%
1981 $7,772,614,471 27.23%
1980 $6,108,962,611 31.73%
1979 $4,637,392,148 13.41%
1978 $4,088,901,234 64.50%
1977 $2,485,664,571 104.73%
1976 $1,214,102,930 22.16%
1975 $993,879,992 40.24%
1974 $708,698,194 23.48%
1973 $573,939,124 7.10%
1972 $535,905,147 23.95%
1971 $432,364,315 7.52%
1970 $402,122,588 7.52%