Trade, Overall in Ecuador
Ecuador: Trade, Overall was 0.799 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Ecuador, 1975–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, trade, overall in Ecuador stood at 0.799.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Ecuador peaked at 0.8532 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2263, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3263 | — |
| 1976 | 0.3263 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3597 | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3597 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3597 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3263 | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3263 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2263 | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2597 | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2263 | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3263 | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4263 | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 0.393 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.293 | -25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5346 | +82.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5346 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6326 | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6326 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7174 | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6941 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7224 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7292 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7316 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7276 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7123 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7292 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7264 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7265 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.728 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8302 | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8283 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.846 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8442 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8532 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.829 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8187 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8339 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.802 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.799 | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.799 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8582, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.799 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9033, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +82.5% | 0.293 | 0.5346 |
| 1985 | +44.2% | 0.2263 | 0.3263 |
| 1982 | -30.6% | 0.3263 | 0.2263 |
| 1986 | +30.6% | 0.3263 | 0.4263 |
| 1988 | -25.4% | 0.393 | 0.293 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3463 | 0.3263 | 0.3597 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3338 | 0.2263 | 0.5346 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6834 | 0.5346 | 0.7316 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7941 | 0.7264 | 0.8532 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8111 | 0.799 | 0.8339 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More trade data for Ecuador
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 89.08 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.62 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.49 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.1 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.18 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.914 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 62.84 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 142.54 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Ecuador?
- Trade, overall in Ecuador was 0.799 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8532 in 2008.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2263 in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for trade, overall?
- Ecuador ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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