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General profile: Ecuador

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
18.135 Millions
1.000 USD/US$
121 800 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 248 360 km²
..
0.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+10.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
10 100
17 490
18 331
34 421
Merchandise imports
10 287
20 591
21 518
29 491
Merchandise trade balance
-187
-3 101
-3 187
4 930
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %5 %5 %28 %28 %7 %7 %4 %4 %54 %54 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
6 3605 8044 6431 0591 0476 3605 8044 6431 0591 047
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
1 018
1 478
2 397
3 769
Services imports
2 148
3 001
3 203
6 084
Services trade balance
-1 130
-1 522
-805
-2 315
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
32.9
24.3
18.5
39.1
Travel
47.7
52.9
64.7
47.2
Other services
18.8
22.4
16.5
13.8
TRADE INDICES
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14513213412510611511210393100133129123117988310588821121081141079510911310395100132141140140124109131114108
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
40 279
68 151
97 210
121 800
GDP per capita, current US$
2 909
4 520
5 976
6 716
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.40
4.03
0.12
0.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.18
-2.32
-2.28
5.81
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
64.313.921.429.128.864.313.921.429.128.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
493.41
165.87
1 331.30
232.11
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
6.11
3.81
2.46
5.37
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
6 544.45 452.44 748.04 367.43 343.73 242.73 039.12 849.12 612.12 387.62 472.42 458.82 476.22 680.62 599.02 742.43 088.63 341.32 933.82 460.01 838.01 633.41 438.01 420.61 322.32324758826491 1069801 3896317641 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
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-0.92
-4.44
-2.53
3.69
Balance, % of imports
-3.13
-13.37
-10.27
13.24
Normalized balance
-0.016
-0.072
-0.054
0.062
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
5960635445494944414758596265625468646158
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 65%Urban 65%Rural 35%Rural 35%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.013 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
349
401
416
304
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
1 209 347
1 866 808
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.23
0.12
0.08
0.05
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.10
6.27
5.58
5.03
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
(s) 5.71
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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).
s
Data refer to the sample and have not been extrapolated to the target population.
u
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: 02 December 2025