# Ecuador HS 160521 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 160521 exports from Ecuador: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Ecuador |
| HS6 | 160521 |
| Latest exports | $61.2M |
| Active destinations | 37 |
| Three-year growth | -1.7% |
| Destination HHI | 6,626 |
| Weighted share | 7.6% |

## Destination markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $49.7M; share 4.5%; growth +2.7%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Netherlands at $12.5M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Seychelles at $200.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $9.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 126,912%.

## Export history

- 2010: $8.5M
- 2011: $15.7M
- 2012: $13.5M
- 2013: $19.0M
- 2014: $29.5M
- 2015: $25.4M
- 2016: $22.7M
- 2017: $21.2M
- 2018: $30.8M
- 2019: $27.1M
- 2020: $38.7M
- 2021: $63.3M
- 2022: $85.6M
- 2023: $61.2M
- 2024: $60.2M

## 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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