# Ecuador exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Ecuador to Saudi Arabia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/ECU-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Ecuador reported $138.7M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $138.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 27.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $146.5M | 32.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 080310 | Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | $69.7M | 8.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $57.3M | 76.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 060311 | Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $69.5M | 31.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 170410 | Sugar confectionery: chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | $19.2M | 68.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 080440 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $26.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 060319 | Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $25.7M | 74.8% | Watch |
| 8 | 080940 | Fruit, edible: plums and sloes, fresh | $20.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 180310 | Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $15.4M | 71.5% | Watch |
| 10 | 670290 | Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof: articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of materials other than plastics | $10.9M | 0% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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