International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Ecuador
Ecuador: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 3.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Ecuador, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Ecuador stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Ecuador peaked at 8.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.1% | — |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -64.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
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 international tourism, receipts in Ecuador?
- International tourism, receipts in Ecuador was 3.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Ecuador ranks 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.