Ecuador vs Maldives: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Ecuador
- Maldives
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 53.6% against 52.5% in Maldives, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Ecuador ranks 100th and Maldives ranks 103rd of 204 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.3% | 44.8% | 21.6% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 82.2% | 56.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 87.2% | 54.0% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 66.8% | 17.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 58.4% | 11.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 57.3% | 6.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Ecuador or Maldives?
- Ecuador, at 53.6% against 52.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Ecuador and Maldives?
- 1.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Maldives?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Maldives rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Ecuador ranks 100th and Maldives ranks 103rd 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.