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$1.15TCURRENT US$
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30.6%CURRENT US$
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$119BCURRENT US$
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23.1%CURRENT US$
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$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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$6,610CURRENT US$
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8.19%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Ecuador Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $199M to Ecuador. The main products that Netherlands exported to Ecuador were Animal Food ($17.7M), Bulbs and Roots ($12.7M), and Other Edible Preparations ($10.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $465M in 2018 to $199M in 2023.

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

Ecuador-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Ecuador exported $771M to Netherlands. The main products that Ecuador exported to Netherlands were Bananas ($253M), Cut Flowers ($143M), and Cocoa Beans ($131M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 11%,  from $412M in 2018 to $771M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). 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, Netherlands exported $199M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Netherlands to Ecuador were Animal Food ($17.7M), Bulbs and Roots ($12.7M), and Other Edible Preparations ($10.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $465M in 2018 to $199M in 2023.

In 2018, Ecuador exported $771M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Ecuador to Netherlands were Bananas ($253M), Cut Flowers ($143M), and Cocoa Beans ($131M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $412M in 2023 to $771M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$8.34B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Ecuador included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Netherlands included Panama ($4.38B), Peru ($1.15B), and Chile ($1.11B).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Ecuador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($52.3M), Foodstuffs ($40.9M), and Machines ($31.9M).

During 2018, Ecuador had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Vegetable Products ($420M), Foodstuffs ($269M), and Animal Products ($59.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Netherlands Ecuador+$61.7MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Ecuador Netherlands+$17.5MCrustaceans

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

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

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