Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 12.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Ecuador, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 12.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Ecuador peaked at 17.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1993.
That places Ecuador 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.7% | — |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +31.9% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| 1994 | +27.9% | 9.7% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- 36 Malawi 12.4% compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 12.2% compare
- 39 Benin 12.1% compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 12.1% compare
- 39 Gambia 12.1% compare
- 39 Ghana 12.1% compare
- 39 Guinea 12.1% compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 12.1% compare
- 39 Liberia 12.1% compare
- 39 Mali 12.1% compare
- 39 Niger 12.1% compare
- 39 Nigeria 12.1% compare
- 39 Senegal 12.1% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 12.1% compare
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More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Ecuador?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Ecuador was 12.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.