Merchandise trade in Ecuador
Ecuador: Merchandise trade was 53.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 53.6% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Ecuador peaked at 61.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1960.
That places Ecuador 100th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 13.3% | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 15.9% | +19.5% |
| 1963 | 13.6% | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 13.1% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 13.5% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 18.6% | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +16.0% |
| 1971 | 19.6% | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 23.9% | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 24.4% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 26.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -18.7% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 30.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 53.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 12.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 16.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 21.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 28.9% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 41.7% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 33.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 39.9% | 56.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,785 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Ecuador?
- Merchandise trade in Ecuador was 53.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for merchandise trade?
- Ecuador ranks 100th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.