Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
Ecuador ranks 170th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 167 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 South Africa 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Myanmar 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 171 Peru 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 172 Yemen 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 173 Kenya 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ecuador was 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Ecuador rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.