Economic
Ecuador Approves 2026 Budget Valued at 46.3 Billion Dollars
Ecuador's National Assembly approved a 2026 state budget of 46.3 billion dollars, a 13 percent increase over 2025, focusing on social programs and infrastructure.
Ecuador's National Assembly has passed the 2026 general state budget, totaling 46.3 billion dollars, which represents a 13 percent year‑on‑year increase and about one‑third of projected GDP. The budget assumes 1.8 percent real GDP growth, oil production of 165.5 million barrels at 53.50 dollars per barrel, and allocates 2.2 billion dollars for public investment in 388 projects. It emphasizes social spending, security, and infrastructure, while projecting a fiscal deficit of 5.4 billion dollars and relying on roughly 10.5 billion dollars in financing, mainly for debt amortization. The approval underscores the government's strategy to balance recovery and fiscal sustainability amid commodity‑price risks and structural rigidities.
- Status
- active
- Location
- Quito, Ecuador
- Date added
- 2026-03-26 09:26 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-03-26 09:26 UTC
- Source
- World Construction Network
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