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12.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Ecuador-Germany Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $371M to Germany. The main products that Ecuador exported to Germany were Bananas ($105M), Precious Metal Ore ($61.7M), and Cocoa Beans ($40.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $519M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

In 2022, Ecuador did not export any services to Germany.

Germany-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $646M to Ecuador. The main products that Germany exported to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($53.9M), Cars ($25.8M), and Medical Instruments ($23.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 1.13%,  from $534M in 2017 to $646M in 2022.

In 2022, Germany did not export any services to Ecuador.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ecuador ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.96), and 68 in total exports ($36B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ecuador exported $371M to Germany. The main products exported from Ecuador to Germany were Bananas ($105M), Precious Metal Ore ($61.7M), and Cocoa Beans ($40.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $519M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $646M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Germany to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($53.9M), Cars ($25.8M), and Medical Instruments ($23.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 1.13%, from $534M in 2022 to $646M in 2017.

Exports from Ecuador (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Ecuador (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$9.86B
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ecuador or Germany. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ecuador and Germany or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Germany included Panama ($4.97B), Curaçao ($64.1M), and Aruba ($44.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Ecuador included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and Ecuador (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ecuador - Germany

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Ecuador and Germany by product, considering products traded by both, Ecuador and Germany.

During 2022, Ecuador had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($142M), Foodstuffs ($135M), and Mineral Products ($61.7M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($198M), Machines ($151M), and Transportation ($84M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ecuador Germany+$16.1MProcessed Fish
Top Product Potential Germany Ecuador+$39.6MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ecuador and Germany. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ecuador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ecuador.

Product Space of Ecuador (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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