Switzerland (CHE) and Ecuador (ECU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $125M to Ecuador. The main products that Switzerland exported to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($34.5M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($26.7M), and Oxygen Amino Compounds ($8.54M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.76%, from $104M in 2017 to $125M in 2022.

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

Ecuador-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $405M to Switzerland. The main products that Ecuador exported to Switzerland were Gold ($337M), Bananas ($40.5M), and Cut Flowers ($8.86M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 41.4%, from $71.8M in 2017 to $405M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Ecuador ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.96), and 68 in total exports ($36B).

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In 2022, Switzerland exported $125M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Switzerland to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($34.5M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($26.7M), and Oxygen Amino Compounds ($8.54M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.76%, from $104M in 2017 to $125M in 2022.

In 2017, Ecuador exported $405M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Ecuador to Switzerland were Gold ($337M), Bananas ($40.5M), and Cut Flowers ($8.86M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 41.4%, from $71.8M in 2022 to $405M in 2017.

Exports from Switzerland () to Ecuador () (2022)

Exports from Ecuador () to Switzerland () (2022)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Ecuador ()

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Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

Ecuador
Top DestinationUnited States$9.86B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Ecuador included Germany ($53.5B), United States ($61.7B), and China ($44.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Switzerland included Panama ($4.97B), Chile ($1.34B), and Peru ($1.02B).

Difference in imports from Ecuador () and Switzerland () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Ecuador

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

During 2022, Switzerland had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($85.4M), Machines ($16.8M), and Instruments ($12.3M).

During 2017, Ecuador had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($337M), Vegetable Products ($52.3M), and Foodstuffs ($11.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Ecuador+$17.4MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Ecuador Switzerland+$3.77MCrustaceans

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Ecuador () (2022)

Exports from Ecuador () to Switzerland () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Ecuador ()

Switzerland Exports

Ecuador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ecuador () and Switzerland () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Ecuador

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Switzerland () and Ecuador () (2022)

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