Ecuador: Government spending, in dollars

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 Ecuador

Government spending, billion USD

 Latest value 16.71
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 5.26
 Min - Max 0.14 - 16.72
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 16.71 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 16.58 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 81.86 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Ecuador from 1960 to 2025 is 5.26 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.14 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1962 while the maximum of 16.72 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Ecuador: Government spending, in dollars
 2025 16.71
 2024 16.58
 2023 16.43
 2022 15.72
 2021 15.48
 2020 15.65
 2019 16.34
 2018 16.72




Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 12.82 2025 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 16.71 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -1.28 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance -0.18 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 4.12 Q2/2026 billion
 Tax revenue 13.09 2022 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 21.07 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 6.40 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 12.35 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 554.71 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 53.75 2024 percent
 Sovereign debt average maturity 7.88 2024 percent
 Short-term government debt 0.25 2024 percent
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