International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ecuador
Ecuador: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 702.00 million current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ecuador, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 702.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ecuador peaked at 2.28 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 255.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Ecuador ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 292.00 million current US$ | 255.00 million current US$ | 343.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 515.80 million current US$ | 402.00 million current US$ | 742.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 781.00 million current US$ | 2.28 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 702.00 million current US$ | 702.00 million current US$ | 702.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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- 81 Bahrain, Kingdom of 673.00 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$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ecuador?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ecuador was 702.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 255.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.