Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Ecuador
Ecuador: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 13.4% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Ecuador peaked at 18.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1978.
That places Ecuador 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.7% | — |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +286.7% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -84.3% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +216.2% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | +155.6% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | +34.8% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -27.3% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -52.3% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +126.6% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +37.6% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +57.0% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +89.1% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +22.0% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +37.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 57% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 13.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +286.7% | 1.7% | 6.7% |
| 1979 | +216.2% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.1% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 2.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 6.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 12.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Ecuador?
- Computer, communications and other services in Ecuador was 13.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1978.
- How does Ecuador rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Ecuador ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.