Interest payments in Ecuador

Ecuador: Interest payments was 1.68 billion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.68 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 33.8%
World rank
112th
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.68 billion current LCU
in 2019
All-time low
765.61 million current LCU
in 2013
Years of data
10
2013–2022

Interest payments in Ecuador, 2013–2022

1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B2013201720222013: 765.6M current LCU2014: 865.6M current LCU2015: 1.1B current LCU2016: 1.9B current LCU2017: 1.9B current LCU2018: 2.4B current LCU2019: 2.7B current LCU2020: 2.6B current LCU2021: 1.3B current LCU2022: 1.7B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Ecuador is 1.68 billion current LCU, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Ecuador peaked at 2.68 billion current LCU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 765.61 million current LCU, in 2013.

Ecuador ranks 112th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.66 billion current LCU 765.61 million current LCU 2.68 billion current LCU 7
2020s 1.86 billion current LCU 1.25 billion current LCU 2.64 billion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 109 Maldives 2.10 billion current LCU compare
  2. 110 Slovakia 1.80 billion current LCU compare
  3. 111 Jordan 1.70 billion current LCU compare
  4. 113 El Salvador 1.54 billion current LCU compare
  5. 114 Georgia 1.48 billion current LCU compare
  6. 115 Eswatini 1.33 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Ecuador?
Interest payments in Ecuador was 1.68 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 2.68 billion current LCU in 2019.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 765.61 million current LCU in 2013.
How does Ecuador rank for interest payments?
Ecuador ranks 112th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.