# Ecuador HS 121221 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 121221 exports from Ecuador: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Ecuador |
| HS6 | 121221 |
| Latest exports | $287.2K |
| Active destinations | 8 |
| Three-year growth | +23.7% |
| Destination HHI | 2,423 |
| Weighted share | 1.9% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Switzerland, Liechtenstein at $93.6K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: China at $7.0K / ton.
- Median reported price: $31.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 274.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $230.8K
- 2011: $219.8K
- 2012: $209.9K
- 2013: $78.4K
- 2014: $201.6K
- 2015: $251.1K
- 2016: $493.9K
- 2017: $226.4K
- 2018: $193.0K
- 2019: $103.3K
- 2020: $129.9K
- 2021: $67.6K
- 2022: $77.3K
- 2023: $103.7K
- 2024: $128.0K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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