Country export capability

Ecuador
export capability

A reported view of Ecuador's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

ECU1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$36.3B2024 reported value
Latest imports$26.3B2024 reported value
Trade balance$9.9BExports minus imports
Export growth+5.9%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Ecuador export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Ecuador recorded $36.3B in exports and $26.3B in imports. The resulting $9.9B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +5.9% year on year and show a calculated +7.6% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands received $7.8B in reported exports, representing 21.4% of the latest country total. Mineral fuels was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $13.5B and 37.2% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Ecuador's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$124.7B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$6.9KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population18.1MReported population
Labor force9.3KReported labor force
Investment rate25.8%National investment rate
Savings rate26%National savings rate
Trade openness56.8%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP32.9%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education54.3%Education context
Tertiary education9.8%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Ecuador
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSACritical attention53.4%34.6%1.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNHigh attention66.1%14.5%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
United Arab EmiratesARECritical attention98.8%39.9%5.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
HondurasHNDCritical attention87.9%47.7%8.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
Viet NamVNMCritical attention98.7%91.5%15.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
IndiaINDCritical attention67.7%23.5%51.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
GuatemalaGTMCritical attention83.6%28.4%8.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
TaiwanTWNCritical attention98.4%24.6%Not reportedTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
El SalvadorSLVCritical attention83.3%41.7%8.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ColombiaCOLHigh attention83.6%32%9.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Ecuador
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Declining -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$112.3B1.7%Growing +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$95.7B0.6%Accelerating -6.7%
4ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining +10.5%
5IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$72.9B0%Growing -0.5%
6ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating +20.6%
7ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Slowing +4%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating -8.8%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Ecuador.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Ecuador
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
12709HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$12.6B34.8%1
20306HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$6.2B17%18
30803HS4 detail codeEdible fruit and nuts (08) ↗$3.7B10.2%2
41801HS4 detail codeCocoa and cocoa preparations (18) ↗$2.6B7.3%1
51604HS4 detail codePrepared meat and fish (16) ↗$1.5B4.2%11
60603HS4 detail codeLive plants and cut flowers (06) ↗$1.1B3.1%7
72603HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$1.1B3%1
87108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.0B2.9%2
92710HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$864.5M2.4%5
102616HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$788.6M2.2%2
112008HS4 detail codePreparations of vegetables and fruit (20) ↗$221.3M0.6%13
124410HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$198.3M0.5%4

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Ecuador combines $36.3B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Ecuador recorded $36.3B in reported exports and $26.3B in imports, producing a reported trade surplus of $9.9B. Exports changed +5.9% year on year and +7.6% annualized over three years. Mineral fuels (HS2 27) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Ecuador exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Ecuador
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$7.8B21.4%-4.6%+1.7%
2ChinaCHN$6.5B17.8%-3.5%+11.4%
3PanamaPAN$5.7B15.7%+30.2%+14.6%
4PeruPER$1.4B3.8%+26.4%+28.8%
5SpainESP$928.2M2.6%+4.2%+8.7%
6JapanJPN$914.6M2.5%+6.9%+3.7%
7ChileCHL$879.7M2.4%-14.3%-8.3%
8RussiaRUS$814.2M2.2%-11.9%-10.8%
9NetherlandsNLD$801.0M2.2%+32.4%+13.9%
10ColombiaCOL$786.2M2.2%+4.4%-1.5%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$26.1B
2014
$27.1B
2015
$19.6B
2016
$17.5B
2017
$19.7B
2018
$22.3B
2019
$23.6B
2020
$21.8B
2021
$29.2B
2022
$36.6B
2023
$34.2B
2024
$36.3B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets36Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners24Country context
Average partner distance10,332 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA13.3%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share64.7%

Covered value under attention

Critical share10.6%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak20%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports22.4%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score6.4

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,097.2

Partner HHI

Product concentration1,688.3

Product HHI

Country attention level: High attention. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3ECU
Exports Usd$36.3B
Imports Usd$26.3B
Trade Balance Usd$9.9B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct5.9%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct-7.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct7.6%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct3.4%
Export Partner Hhi1,097.2
Export Product Hhi1,688.3
Momentum Score6.4
Risk Score13.9
Gdp Million Usd124,676.07 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$6.9K
Population18,135,478
Labor Force9,267.7
Investment Rate Pct25.8%
Savings Rate Pct26%
Secondary Education Pct54.3%
Tertiary Education Pct9.8%
Total Factor Productivity529.4
Trade Openness Pct56.8%
Exports Gdp Pct32.9%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners36
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners24
Avg Partner Distance Km10,332 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta13
Pct Partners Shared Language9
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km9,987
Num Border Partners50
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-9
Pct Products High Elasticity70
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential76,922.2
Foreign Market Potential8,683.3

Exposure fields

Country Iso3ECU
All History Lane Count5,961
Current Lane Count2,331
Critical Lane Count23
High Attention Lane Count422
High Volatility Lane Count1,306
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count901
Declining Demand Lane Count8
Concentrated Market Lane Count1,194
Access Friction Lane Count385
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count56
Monitored Exports Current Usd$35.4B
Attention Exports Usd$22.9B
Critical Exports Usd$3.8B
High Volatility Exports Usd$17.3B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$5.7B
Non Fta Exports Usd$27.4B
Monitored Attention Share Pct64.7%
Monitored Critical Share Pct10.6%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct22.4%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct20%
Export Weighted Distance Km7,828 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$36.3B
Total Imports Latest Usd$26.3B
Trade Balance Latest Usd$9.9B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct5.9%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct7.6%
Gdp Latest Million Usd124,676.07 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$6.9K
Population Latest18,135,478
Investment Rate Latest Pct25.8%
Savings Rate Latest Pct26%
Trade Openness Latest Pct56.8%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct32.9%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest36
Foreign Market Potential Latest8,683.3
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct3%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct2.1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0.9%
Partner Hhi Latest1,097.2
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct21.4%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct54.9%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,655.8
Partner Hhi All Max2,842.7
Product Hhi Latest1,688.3
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct34.8%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct61.1%
Product Hhi All Avg2,061.5
Product Hhi All Max3,148.6
Total Exports Attention Share Pct63.1%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct10.3%
Attention LevelHigh attention
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$4.5B$4.4B$154.7MNot reportedNot reported
1996$4.9B$3.9B$1.1B+8.7%Not reported
1997$5.3B$4.7B$566.8M+7.4%Not reported
1998$4.4B$5.6B-$1.2B-16.3%-0.8%
1999$4.9B$3.1B$1.7B+9.7%-0.5%
2000$5.3B$3.6B$1.8B+9.5%+0.2%
2001$5.1B$5.5B-$408.0M-5.3%+4.4%
2002$5.4B$6.3B-$880.7M+6.2%+3.3%
2003$6.5B$6.2B$283.1M+20.1%+6.5%
2004$8.9B$7.4B$1.5B+38.2%+20.8%
2005$11.0B$9.4B$1.6B+23.6%+27.1%
2006$13.3B$11.7B$1.6B+20.9%+27.3%
2007$14.7B$13.5B$1.2B+10.3%+18.1%
2008$19.9B$18.2B$1.6B+35.2%+21.7%
2009$15.1B$14.7B$449.3M-23.9%+4.3%
2010$18.7B$20.0B-$1.3B+23.8%+8.4%
2011$23.1B$22.9B$136.8M+23.4%+5.1%
2012$25.0B$24.3B$705.5M+8.2%+18.2%
2013$26.1B$25.6B$527.4M+4.7%+11.8%
2014$27.1B$25.9B$1.2B+3.7%+5.5%
2015$19.6B$20.2B-$594.9M-27.7%-7.8%
2016$17.5B$15.4B$2.2B-10.5%-12.5%
2017$19.7B$19.3B$377.8M+12.4%-10.1%
2018$22.3B$23.0B-$657.7M+13.1%+4.4%
2019$23.6B$21.8B$1.8B+5.9%+10.4%
2020$21.8B$16.8B$5.1B-7.6%+3.5%
2021$29.2B$23.8B$5.3B+33.5%+9.3%
2022$36.6B$29.9B$6.7B+25.7%+15.8%
2023$34.2B$28.4B$5.9B-6.6%+16.2%
2024$36.3B$26.3B$9.9B+5.9%+7.6%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
127Mineral fuels$13.5B37.2%4836
203Fish and crustaceans$6.5B18%111154
308Edible fruit and nuts$4.1B11.2%11165
418Cocoa and cocoa preparations$2.9B8%9111
526Ores, slag and ash$1.9B5.2%2226
616Prepared meat and fish$1.6B4.4%8837
706Live plants and cut flowers$1.2B3.2%12116
871Precious stones and metals$1.1B3%5841
944Wood and wood articles$582.0M1.6%7891
1007Vegetables$299.5M0.8%6562

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
12709Mineral fuels (27)$12.6B34.8%1
20306Fish and crustaceans (03)$6.2B17%18
30803Edible fruit and nuts (08)$3.7B10.2%2
41801Cocoa and cocoa preparations (18)$2.6B7.3%1
51604Prepared meat and fish (16)$1.5B4.2%11
60603Live plants and cut flowers (06)$1.1B3.1%7
72603Ores, slag and ash (26)$1.1B3%1
87108Precious stones and metals (71)$1.0B2.9%2
92710Mineral fuels (27)$864.5M2.4%5
102616Ores, slag and ash (26)$788.6M2.2%2
112008Preparations of vegetables and fruit (20)$221.3M0.6%13
124410Wood and wood articles (44)$198.3M0.5%4

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$7.8B21.4%-4.6%+1.7%
2ChinaCHN$6.5B17.8%-3.5%+11.4%
3PanamaPAN$5.7B15.7%+30.2%+14.6%
4PeruPER$1.4B3.8%+26.4%+28.8%
5SpainESP$928.2M2.6%+4.2%+8.7%
6JapanJPN$914.6M2.5%+6.9%+3.7%
7ChileCHL$879.7M2.4%-14.3%-8.3%
8RussiaRUS$814.2M2.2%-11.9%-10.8%
9NetherlandsNLD$801.0M2.2%+32.4%+13.9%
10ColombiaCOL$786.2M2.2%+4.4%-1.5%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)Critical attention53.4%34.6%1.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
2China (CHN)High attention66.1%14.5%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
3United Arab Emirates (ARE)Critical attention98.8%39.9%5.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
4Honduras (HND)Critical attention87.9%47.7%8.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
5Viet Nam (VNM)Critical attention98.7%91.5%15.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
6India (IND)Critical attention67.7%23.5%51.9%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
7Guatemala (GTM)Critical attention83.6%28.4%8.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8Taiwan (TWN)Critical attention98.4%24.6%Not reportedTariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
9El Salvador (SLV)Critical attention83.3%41.7%8.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10Colombia (COL)High attention83.6%32%9.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Belgium (BEL)842952new$974.5M0%100
2Bulgaria (BGR)390769new$7.9M1.3%100
3Colombia (COL)080119new$190.8K96.7%100
4Bulgaria (BGR)110630new$2.8M31.2%100
5Australia (AUS)200911new$35.3M0.7%100
6Belgium (BEL)854470new$80.0M0.2%100
7Belize (BLZ)841931new$845.4K96.7%100
8Argentina (ARG)390120new$120.6M0.2%100
9Chile (CHL)843930new$1.5M30.1%100
10Argentina (ARG)293134new$421.4M0%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Declining (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$112.3B1.7%Growing (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)270900$291.6B$95.7B0.6%Accelerating (-6.7%)
4China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining (+10.5%)
5India (IND)270900$130.1B$72.9B0%Growing (-0.5%)
6China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating (+20.6%)
7China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Slowing (+4%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating (-8.8%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Ecuador export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Ecuador export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Ecuador.

What is the latest reported export value for Ecuador?

Ecuador recorded $36.3B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Ecuador?

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands leads by reported export value at $7.8B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Ecuador's exports?

Mineral fuels leads by reported value at $13.5B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Ecuador trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.