Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 22.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 22.7% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ecuador peaked at 35.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19.1% | — |
| 1977 | 20.6% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 21.6% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 29.2% | +35.5% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 29.3% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +38.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | -4.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 22.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 22.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 29.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 27.6% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 17.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 12.7% | 23.9% | 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 22.7% 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 35.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for travel services?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.