Ecuador vs Italy: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 54.7% against 53.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Ecuador ranks 100th and Italy ranks 97th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 21.2% | 6.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 31.8% | 8.5% | Italy |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 34.4% | 8.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.0% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 41.2% | 8.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 47.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 55.5% | 5.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Ecuador or Italy?
- Italy, at 54.7% against 53.6% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Ecuador and Italy?
- 1.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Ecuador ranks 100th and Italy ranks 97th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.