Guatemala (GTM) and Ecuador (ECU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Guatemala-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Guatemala exported $107M to Ecuador. The main products that Guatemala exported to Ecuador were Animal Food ($23.5M), Refrigerators ($8.94M), and Recovered Paper ($8.27M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 18.3%, from $46M in 2017 to $107M in 2022.

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

Ecuador-Guatemala Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $89.4M to Guatemala. The main products that Ecuador exported to Guatemala were Crustaceans ($26.6M), Refined Petroleum ($13.2M), and Iron Stovetops ($4.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 1.71%, from $75.5M in 2017 to $89.4M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Guatemala ranked 76 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.2), and 84 in total exports ($16.4B). 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, Guatemala exported $107M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Guatemala to Ecuador were Animal Food ($23.5M), Refrigerators ($8.94M), and Recovered Paper ($8.27M). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 18.3%, from $46M in 2017 to $107M in 2022.

In 2017, Ecuador exported $89.4M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Ecuador to Guatemala were Crustaceans ($26.6M), Refined Petroleum ($13.2M), and Iron Stovetops ($4.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 1.71%, from $75.5M in 2022 to $89.4M in 2017.

Exports from Guatemala () to Ecuador () (2022)

Exports from Ecuador () to Guatemala () (2022)

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Trade between Guatemala () and Ecuador ()

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Guatemala
Top DestinationUnited States$5.23B

Ecuador
Top DestinationUnited States$9.86B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Guatemala than Ecuador included El Salvador ($2.03B), Honduras ($1.58B), and Nicaragua ($1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Guatemala included China ($6.17B), Panama ($4.97B), and United States ($9.86B).

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

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Ecuador

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

During 2022, Guatemala had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($33.4M), Foodstuffs ($28.4M), and Paper Goods ($9.51M).

During 2017, Ecuador had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Animal Products ($26.6M), Mineral Products ($13.2M), and Stone And Glass ($8.93M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Guatemala Ecuador+$2.83MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Ecuador Guatemala+$14.2MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Guatemala () to Ecuador () (2022)

Exports from Ecuador () to Guatemala () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Guatemala () and Ecuador ()

Guatemala Exports

Ecuador Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Ecuador

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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