Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Ecuador, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Ecuador stood at 4.6%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Ecuador peaked at 11.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1985.
That places Ecuador 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.8% | — |
| 1963 | 2.0% | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +42.7% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -31.4% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +48.4% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -21.9% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -66.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +79.7% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +61.3% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +62.3% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +79.8% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -5.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 2.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 5.0% compare
- 168 Mozambique 4.9% compare
- 169 Afghanistan 4.8% compare
- 171 Greenland 4.5% compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 4.0% compare
- 173 Jamaica 3.9% compare
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Ecuador?
- Manufactures exports in Ecuador was 4.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
- How does Ecuador rank for manufactures exports?
- Ecuador ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.