Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Ecuador
Ecuador: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 20.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Ecuador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 20.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 423.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Ecuador peaked at 20.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Ecuador ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -46.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -78.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +2525.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -98.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +2206.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +170.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -95.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -67.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +2468.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +261.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -95.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +361.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +48.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -66.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +63.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -93.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +78.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +2890.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +438.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -46.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -51.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -67.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +80.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +369.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -33.1% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +868.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +85.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -92.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +102.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -77.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +375.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +243.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -88.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +1289.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -73.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +418.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -53.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +157.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -50.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +88.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +57.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +88.5% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 3.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 11.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +2890.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1969 | +2525.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 1975 | +2468.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1971 | +2206.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2006 | +1289.4% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| 1996 | +868.3% | 0.2% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 1.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.2% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 48 Mauritania 22.9% compare
- 49 Uruguay 21.6% compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 20.4% compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 20.2% compare
- 53 Chad 20.1% compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 19.4% 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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Ecuador?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Ecuador was 20.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Ecuador rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 423.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.