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About

Ecuador-Mexico Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $196M to Mexico. The main products that Ecuador exported to Mexico were Cocoa Beans ($67.1M), Palm Oil ($25.7M), and Processed Fish ($23.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 8.58%, from $130M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

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

Mexico-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Mexico exported $668M to Ecuador. The main products that Mexico exported to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($60.2M), Cars ($50.7M), and Tractors ($26.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.14%,  from $673M in 2017 to $668M in 2022.

In 2022, Mexico 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, Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 10 in total exports ($549B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ecuador exported $196M to Mexico. The main products exported from Ecuador to Mexico were Cocoa Beans ($67.1M), Palm Oil ($25.7M), and Processed Fish ($23.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 8.58%, from $130M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

In 2017, Mexico exported $668M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Mexico to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($60.2M), Cars ($50.7M), and Tractors ($26.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.14%, from $673M in 2022 to $668M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$9.86B
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$421B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Mexico included Panama ($4.97B), Russia ($994M), and Iraq ($82.2M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mexico than Ecuador included United States ($421B), Canada ($22.2B), and Chinese Taipei ($7.86B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ecuador - Mexico

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ecuador had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Foodstuffs ($107M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($27.2M), and Mineral Products ($20.2M).

During 2017, Mexico had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($157M), Machines ($155M), and Transportation ($91.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ecuador Mexico+$12.8MProcessed Fish
Top Product Potential Mexico Ecuador+$45.9MCars

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 Mexico. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ecuador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mexico. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mexico indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ecuador.

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

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