Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 47.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Ecuador is 47.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ecuador peaked at 70.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1977.
That places Ecuador 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29.5% | — |
| 1977 | 26.4% | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 34.6% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 40.4% | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 47.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 47.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.1% | 26.4% | 40.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 40.0% | 34.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 32.9% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.9% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 56.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 36.4% | 50.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 travel services in Ecuador?
- Travel services in Ecuador was 47.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1977.
- How does Ecuador rank for travel services?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.