Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.7708 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export quality index in Ecuador, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export quality index in Ecuador stood at 0.7708.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Ecuador peaked at 0.9777 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7615, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 90th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.9777 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9721 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9497 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9666 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9435 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9618 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9546 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9394 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9366 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9227 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.905 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9234 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9202 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8544 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8468 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8137 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.801 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.828 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8294 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8365 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7902 | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8046 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8495 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8056 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7806 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7973 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8473 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8707 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8134 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8214 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8016 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7738 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7778 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.777 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7908 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7615 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7922 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8235 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8061 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8228 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8164 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8127 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.812 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8015 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8036 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7821 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8063 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8045 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7899 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7769 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7834 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7708 | -1.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7708 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7719, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7708 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7708, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9609 | 0.9435 | 0.9777 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8863 | 0.801 | 0.9394 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8169 | 0.7806 | 0.8495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.798 | 0.7615 | 0.8707 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8087 | 0.7821 | 0.8235 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7851 | 0.7708 | 0.8045 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Ecuador?
- Export quality index in Ecuador was 0.7708 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9777 in 1963.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7615 in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for export quality index?
- Ecuador ranks 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.