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About

Ecuador-Mexico Trade: In 2023, Ecuador exported $180M to Mexico. The main products that Ecuador exported to Mexico were Cocoa Beans ($49.1M), Copper Ore ($36.7M), and Processed Fish ($16.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 3.81%, from $150M in 2018 to $180M in 2023.

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

Mexico-Ecuador Trade: In 2023, Mexico exported $701M to Ecuador. The main products that Mexico exported to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($90M), Cars ($41M), and Video Displays ($23.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.62%,  from $800M in 2018 to $701M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Ecuador ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 65 in total exports ($37.3B). That same year, Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 8 in total exports ($603B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Ecuador exported $180M to Mexico. The main products exported from Ecuador to Mexico were Cocoa Beans ($49.1M), Copper Ore ($36.7M), and Processed Fish ($16.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 3.81%, from $150M in 2018 to $180M in 2023.

In 2018, Mexico exported $701M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Mexico to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($90M), Cars ($41M), and Video Displays ($23.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.62%, from $800M in 2023 to $701M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$8.34B
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$456B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Mexico included Panama ($4.38B), Russia ($924M), and Algeria ($136M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mexico than Ecuador included United States ($456B), Canada ($33B), and Germany ($10.7B).

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

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 2023, Ecuador had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Foodstuffs ($74.3M), Mineral Products ($54.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($11.1M).

During 2018, Mexico had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($203M), Machines ($161M), and Transportation ($78M).

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) (2023)

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