🇪🇨 Ecuador National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Ecuador government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $71.0 billion, with no published growth-rate estimate. Debt-to-GDP: 55%. Per-citizen share: $3,894.
The IMF's October 2026 World Economic Outlook gives Ecuador's end-2025 debt but no 2026 projection, so this counter does not move until the next edition.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Ecuador ranks 68th by debt-to-GDP, 66th by total debt and 82nd by debt per person.
About Ecuador's National Debt
Ecuador's dollarized economy depends heavily on oil; it defaulted in 2008 and again restructured during the 2020 pandemic, and fiscal stability remains tied to crude prices and IMF programmes.
Ecuador's debt-to-GDP ratio of 55% is moderate: higher than 50% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Ecuador ranks 66th of the 135 governments tracked here.
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Ecuador, so its counter is held at the baseline figure. This reflects a gap in the underlying fiscal data, not a finding that the debt has stopped changing. We go through every government in this position, and what is missing for each. Each of Ecuador's 18 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $3,894. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Ecuador National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ecuador's national debt right now?
Ecuador's national debt is approximately $71.0 billion as of October 27, 2026, with no published growth-rate estimate. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 55% and each citizen's share is about $3,894.
How fast is Ecuador's debt growing?
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Ecuador. The IMF October 2026 dataset has no usable projection for it, so rather than show a placeholder figure we hold the counter at the baseline and say so.
What is Ecuador's debt per capita?
Each of Ecuador's 18 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $3,894 of the national debt.
What is Ecuador's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Ecuador's debt-to-GDP ratio is 55%. That is higher than 50% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Ecuador's government debt at this level?
Ecuador's dollarized economy depends heavily on oil; it defaulted in 2008 and again restructured during the 2020 pandemic, and fiscal stability remains tied to crude prices and IMF programmes.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 71,038,031,000 + 0 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ec (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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