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General profile: Ecuador

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
17.980 Millions
..
117 091 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 248 360 km²
2.22 %
0.99 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-4.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
10 100
17 490
18 331
31 127
Merchandise imports
10 287
20 591
21 518
30 902
Merchandise trade balance
-187
-3 101
-3 187
225
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %6 %6 %32 %32 %7 %7 %5 %5 %48 %48 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
8 0026 1324 8351 0581 0548 0026 1324 8351 0581 054
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
1 018
1 478
2 397
3 156
Services imports
2 148
3 001
3 203
5 173
Services trade balance
-1 130
-1 522
-805
-2 017
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
32.9
24.3
18.5
21.5
Travel
47.7
52.9
64.7
63.0
Other services
18.8
22.4
16.5
15.5
TRADE INDICES
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13213412510611511210393100133129123117988310588821081141079510911310395100132141140140124109131114108
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
41 507
69 555
99 290
117 091
GDP per capita, current US$
2 998
4 613
6 104
6 512
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.29
3.53
0.10
0.99
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.14
-2.27
-2.24
1.77
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
62.314.822.229.228.562.314.822.229.228.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
493.41
165.87
1 331.30
372.31
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
5.93
3.74
2.40
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
4 748.04 367.43 343.73 242.73 039.12 849.12 612.12 387.62 472.42 458.82 476.22 680.62 599.02 742.43 088.63 341.32 933.82 460.01 838.01 633.41 438.01 420.61 322.33728796481 0959791 3896307641 3317777275676461663091 057194271493837872783539-23FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-0.90
-4.35
-2.47
0.16
Balance, % of imports
-3.13
-13.37
-10.27
0.56
Normalized balance
-0.016
-0.072
-0.054
0.003
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
59635443484844404658606265615268626056
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 65%Urban 65%Rural 35%Rural 35%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.014 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
349
401
416
308
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
1 209 347
1 866 808
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.23
0.12
0.08
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.12
6.29
5.65
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
5.71
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024