Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ecuador
Ecuador: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 24.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ecuador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 24.6% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 302.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ecuador peaked at 24.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
Ecuador ranks 53rd of 206 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.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -51.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +228.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -77.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +253.0% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | +1185.7% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | +73.7% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -67.8% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -49.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -79.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +238.9% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +84.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -42.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -51.0% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +263.7% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -92.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -56.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +61.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -40.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +57.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +57.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -71.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +190.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -42.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +320.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +56.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +1212.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -41.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -41.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +522.9% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +41.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +118.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -85.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +117.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +70.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +148.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +53.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +135.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +67.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +55.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +4.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 24.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 24.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 4.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1212.7% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| 1966 | +1185.7% | 0.3% | 3.7% |
| 1996 | +522.9% | 0.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 2.6% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ecuador?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ecuador was 24.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Ecuador rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.4%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.