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23.1%CURRENT US$
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9.11%CURRENT US$
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About

Italy-Ecuador Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $796M to Ecuador. The main products that Italy exported to Ecuador were Coal Tar Oil ($372M), Refrigerators ($22.1M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($18.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $347M in 2018 to $796M in 2023.

In 2023, Italy did not export any services to Ecuador.

Ecuador-Italy Trade: In 2023, Ecuador exported $675M to Italy. The main products that Ecuador exported to Italy were Crustaceans ($217M), Bananas ($172M), and Processed Fish ($138M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 3.15%,  from $578M in 2018 to $675M in 2023.

In 2023, Ecuador did not export any services to Italy.

Comparison: In 2023,  Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B). That same year, Ecuador ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 65 in total exports ($37.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Italy exported $796M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Italy to Ecuador were Coal Tar Oil ($372M), Refrigerators ($22.1M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($18.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $347M in 2018 to $796M in 2023.

In 2018, Ecuador exported $675M to Italy. The main products exported from Ecuador to Italy were Crustaceans ($217M), Bananas ($172M), and Processed Fish ($138M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 3.15%, from $578M in 2023 to $675M in 2018.

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Ecuador (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Ecuador (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$8.34B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Ecuador included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Italy included Panama ($4.38B), Peru ($1.15B), and Nicaragua ($204M).

Difference in imports from Ecuador (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Italy - Ecuador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Italy had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Mineral Products ($380M), Machines ($178M), and Chemical Products ($76.6M).

During 2018, Ecuador had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Animal Products ($222M), Foodstuffs ($191M), and Vegetable Products ($179M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Italy Ecuador+$27.3MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Ecuador Italy+$26.6MGold

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

Product Space of Italy (Flag) and Ecuador (Flag) (2023)

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