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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Ecuador

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Ecuador in 2025 — 12.8%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2025 12.8% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 132
Period maximum 20.9%1975
Period minimum 7.2%1968

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Ecuador, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.9%1962: 9.3%1964: 9.2%1966: 9.2%1968: 7.2%1970: 9.7%1972: 9.2%1974: 16%1976: 20.2%1978: 19.8%1980: 18.3%1982: 17.3%1984: 16.2%1986: 15.6%1988: 16.3%1990: 12.3%1992: 9.9%1994: 11%1996: 10.9%1998: 11.1%2000: 9.5%2002: 10.3%2004: 11.2%2006: 10.9%2008: 12%2010: 13.7%2012: 13.7%2014: 14.7%2016: 15.7%2018: 15.6%2020: 16.3%2022: 13.5%2024: 13.4%2025: 12.8%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 12.8%
Latin America & Caribbean 16.1%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 14.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.8 −0.6 pp
2024 13.4 −0.2 pp
2023 13.6 +0.1 pp
2022 13.5 −0.9 pp
2021 14.4 −1.9 pp
2020 16.3 +1.1 pp
2019 15.2 −0.4 pp
2018 15.6 +0.3 pp
2017 15.3 −0.4 pp
2016 15.7 +0.3 pp
2015 15.4 +0.6 pp
2014 14.7 +0.5 pp
2013 14.2 +0.5 pp
2012 13.7 +0.7 pp
2011 13.1 −0.6 pp
2010 13.7 −0.7 pp
2009 14.4 +2.4 pp
2008 12 +0.8 pp
2007 11.2 +0.3 pp
2006 10.9 −0.2 pp
2005 11 −0.2 pp
2004 11.2 +0.2 pp
2003 11.1 +0.8 pp
2002 10.3 +0.5 pp
2001 9.8 +0.3 pp
2000 9.5 −2.2 pp
1999 11.8 +0.7 pp
1998 11.1 −0.2 pp
1997 11.3 +0.4 pp
1996 10.9 −0.3 pp
1995 11.2 +0.3 pp
1994 11 +0.4 pp
1993 10.6 +0.7 pp
1992 9.9 −1.4 pp
1991 11.3 −1 pp
1990 12.3 −1.4 pp
1989 13.7 −2.6 pp
1988 16.3 +1 pp
1987 15.3 −0.3 pp
1986 15.6 +0.9 pp
1985 14.8 −1.4 pp
1984 16.2 +0.8 pp
1983 15.4 −1.9 pp
1982 17.3 +1.5 pp
1981 15.9 −2.4 pp
1980 18.3 −0.5 pp
1979 18.8 −0.9 pp
1978 19.8 −1.1 pp
1977 20.9 +0.7 pp
1976 20.2 −0.7 pp
1975 20.9 +4.9 pp
1974 16 +5.2 pp
1973 10.8 +1.6 pp
1972 9.2 +0.7 pp
1971 8.5 −1.2 pp
1970 9.7 +1.5 pp
1969 8.2 +1 pp
1968 7.2 −0.3 pp
1967 7.5 −1.7 pp
1966 9.2 −0.3 pp
1965 9.4 +0.2 pp
1964 9.2 +0.4 pp
1963 8.8 −0.4 pp
1962 9.3 −0.2 pp
1961 9.5 +0.6 pp
1960 8.9 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 19.1 UY Uruguay 17.6 CO Colombia 15.5 CL Chile 15.1 AR Argentina 14.9 PE Peru 13.1 EC Ecuador 12.8 PY Paraguay 10.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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