Ecuador2019 Economic Complexity: -0.75, Rank 120 of 157
2019 Product Exports | Imports: $22.9B | $21.3B, 70 of 225 | 76 of 225
2019 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $1.32k | $1.23k, 108 of 219 | 138 of 219
2017 Service Exports | Imports : $2.3B | $3.19B, 87 of 139 | 78 of 139
Overview: In 2019 Ecuador was the number 59 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 70 in total exports, the number 76 in total imports, the number 95 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 120 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports: The top exports of Ecuador are Crude Petroleum ($7.85B), Crustaceans ($3.89B), Bananas ($3.43B), Processed Fish ($1.2B), and Refined Petroleum ($947M), exporting mostly to United States ($6.76B), China ($2.85B), Panama ($1.92B), Chile ($1.5B), and Peru ($993M).
In 2019, Ecuador was the world's biggest exporter of Bananas ($3.43B)
Imports: The top imports of Ecuador are Refined Petroleum ($2.97B), Coal Tar Oil ($1.17B), Cars ($855M), Packaged Medicaments ($528M), and Soybean Meal ($401M), importing mostly from United States ($4.72B), China ($3.77B), Colombia ($1.96B), Panama ($975M), and Brazil ($880M).
Location: Ecuador borders Colombia and Peru by land and Costa Rica by sea.
Overview: In August 2020 Ecuador exported $1.46B and imported $1.13B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $326M. Between August 2019 and August 2020 the exports of Ecuador have increased by $330M (29.2%) from $1.13B to $1.46B, while imports decreased by $-254M (-18.3%) from $1.39B to $1.13B.
Trade: In August 2020, the top exports of Ecuador were Cut Flowers ($370M), Bananas ($283M), Crustaceans ($247M), Processed Fish ($101M), and Cocoa Beans ($67.2M). In August 2020 the top imports of Ecuador were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($109M), Packaged Medicaments ($68.4M), Telephones ($55.7M), Cars ($32.5M), and Soybean Meal ($31.7M).
Origins: In August 2020 the exports of Ecuador were mainly from Guayaquil-Marítimo ($915M), Quito ($376M), Puerto Bolívar ($52.6M), Tulcán ($40.7M), and Guayaquil-Aéreo ($39M), while imports destinations were mainly Guayaquil-Marítimo ($663M), Manta ($158M), Quito ($155M), Tulcán ($63.9M), and Guayaquil-Aéreo ($58.4M).
Destinations: In August 2020, Ecuador exported mostly to United States ($307M), China ($133M), Russia ($80M), Spain ($65.2M), and Netherlands ($60.1M), and imported mostly from China ($280M), United States ($124M), Bahamas ($109M), Colombia ($108M), and Mexico ($42.1M).
Growth: In August 2020, the increase in Ecuador's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to United States ($88.2M or 40.4%), Switzerland ($29.2M or 1.84k%), and Finland ($25.9M or 1.8k%), and product exports increase in Cut Flowers ($259M or 233%), Bananas ($43.2M or 18.1%), and Precious Metal Ore ($40.3M or 572%). In August 2020, the decrease in Ecuador's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from China ($-72.3M or -20.5%), United States ($-59.9M or -32.7%), and Japan ($-27.7M or -52.7%), and product imports decrease in Cars ($-39.5M or -54.9%), Delivery Trucks ($-32.7M or -63.4%), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($-12.3M or -71.7%).
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2019 - August 2020): $330M, (29.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2019 - August 2020): $-254M, (-18.3%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2020): Guayaquil-Marítimo, $915M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2020): United States, $307M
This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Ecuador. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any product, destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Ecuador over time.
This section shows the differences between Ecuador's total subnational aggregate trade throughout time. To explore different subnational trade comparisons in time, visit Ecuador's subnational profiles.
Top Export (2019): Crude Petroleum, $7.85B
Top Destination (2019): United States, $6.76B
In 2019, Ecuador exported a total of $22.9B, making it the number 70 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Ecuador have changed by -$3.99B from $26.9B in 2014 to $22.9B in 2019.
The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($7.85B), Crustaceans ($3.89B), Bananas ($3.43B), Processed Fish ($1.2B), and Refined Petroleum ($947M). The most common destination for the exports of Ecuador are United States ($6.76B), China ($2.85B), Panama ($1.92B), Chile ($1.5B), and Peru ($993M).
Top Import (2019): Refined Petroleum, $2.97B
Top Origin (2019): United States, $4.72B
In 2019 Ecuador imported $21.3B, making it the number 76 trade destination in the world. During the last five reported years the imports of Ecuador changed by -$5.7B from $27B in 2014 to $21.3B in 2019.
The most recent imports of Ecuador are led by Refined Petroleum ($2.97B), Coal Tar Oil ($1.17B), Cars ($855M), Packaged Medicaments ($528M), and Soybean Meal ($401M). The most common import partners for Ecuador are United States ($4.72B), China ($3.77B), Colombia ($1.96B), Panama ($975M), and Brazil ($880M).
Ecuador Exports Services (2017): $2.3B
Ecuador Imports Services (2017): $3.19B
In 2017, Ecuador exported $2.3B worth of services. The top services exported by Ecuador in 2017 were Personal travel ($1.23B), Business travel ($428M), Sea transport ($370M), Embassies and consulates ($129M), and Air transport ($43.5M).
The top services imported by Ecuador in 2017 were Sea transport ($797M), Air transport ($623M), Personal travel ($500M), Reinsurance ($463M), and Audiovisual and related services ($259M).
The top product import tariffs by their MFN Ad Valorem value for Ecuador are Meat and edible offal: of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, fresh or chilled (85.5%) and Meat and edible offal: of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, frozen (85.5%).
Click any of the products in the bar chart to see the specific Ad Valorem Duty Rates by partner country.
*The tariffs applied to imports for Ecuador are:
During the last 20 years Ecuador's economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the 99th to the 120th position in the ECI rank.
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This section shows exports, imports and economic complexity data at subnational level for Ecuador. Click any of the Port in the geomap to visit the specific subnational profile.
Ecuador has a high level of specialization in Bananas (191), Crustaceans (113), Cut Flowers (78.1), Cocoa Beans (55.3), and Processed Fish (53). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Ecuador observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of Ecuador according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Wire of alloy steel except stainless steel (1.36), Aluminium tubes and pipes (0.42), Stoves, ranges/barbecues,etc, non-electric, iron/steel (0.37), Articles of asbestos-cement & cellulose fibre cement (0.33), and Particle board, similar board, wood, ligneous material (0.2). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for Ecuador according to the relatedness index, are Gold (0.13), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews (0.13), Other Oily Seeds (0.12), Coffee (0.11), and Perfume Plants (0.11). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Ecuador is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions.
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