Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador
Ecuador: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 65.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador is 65.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador peaked at 96.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.3% | — |
| 1961 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 96.6% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 93.3% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 90.4% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 88.1% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 86.4% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 91.1% | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 90.0% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 91.3% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 88.9% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 90.8% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 84.9% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 89.6% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 81.1% | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 77.0% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 89.2% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 87.1% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 78.9% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 91.8% | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 96.9% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 84.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 83.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 85.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 65.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 65.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.8% | 86.4% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.6% | 77.0% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 78.9% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 79.1% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 72.1% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 66.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.7% | 67.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ecuador was 65.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ecuador ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.