International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ecuador
Ecuador: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 408.00 million current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ecuador, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ecuador stood at 408.00 million current US$.
The figure is down 66.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ecuador peaked at 1.22 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 219.00 million current US$, in 1996.
That places Ecuador 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238.60 million current US$ | 219.00 million current US$ | 271.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 423.80 million current US$ | 299.00 million current US$ | 549.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 816.50 million current US$ | 568.00 million current US$ | 1.22 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 408.00 million current US$ | 408.00 million current US$ | 408.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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- 82 Belarus, Republic of 445.00 million current US$ compare
- 83 Lithuania 438.00 million current US$ compare
- 84 Azerbaijan, Republic of 412.00 million current US$ compare
- 86 Bangladesh 394.00 million current US$ compare
- 87 Jordan 381.00 million current US$ compare
- 88 Tunisia 369.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ecuador?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ecuador was 408.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 219.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Ecuador rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Ecuador ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.