Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Ecuador
Ecuador: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 9.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Ecuador is 9.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Ecuador peaked at 23.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1984.
Ecuador ranks 119th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 5.1% | +22.9% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -40.5% |
| 1963 | 4.3% | +41.5% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | +54.1% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | +39.0% |
| 1966 | 8.1% | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 7.2% | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 8.9% | +30.9% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | -24.1% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +82.4% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | -30.1% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +73.2% |
| 1976 | 21.2% | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -37.8% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | +58.8% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | -54.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -64.1% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +31.4% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +46.7% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +41.1% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | +73.6% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +33.4% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +47.5% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 61% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 3.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 7.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 2.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 10.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 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 within region in Ecuador?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Ecuador was 9.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1984.
- How does Ecuador rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.