Full trade & compliance profile
Ecuador — Trade & Compliance
Ecuador's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
10
trade agreements
7
cargo treaties
12.36%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils40.3%
- 2Fish & seafood16.5%
- 3Fruits & nuts11.6%
- 4Cocoa8.3%
- 5Ores, slag, ash4.8%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils21.8%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances11.0%
- 3Electrical machinery8.9%
- 4Vehicles7.5%
- 5Food residues, animal feed4.3%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Panama+14.04pp
- 2Russian Federation+2.02pp
- 3Belgium+1.11pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Cocoa+5.20pp
- 2Fruits & nuts+1.92pp
- 3Mineral fuels & oils+1.89pp
Declining export goods
- 1Fish & seafood−5.17pp
- 2Live trees & plants−0.95pp
- 3Ores, slag, ash−0.94pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru2021
EFTA - Ecuador2020
El Salvador - Ecuador2017
EU - Colombia and Peru - Accession of Ecuador2017
EU - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru2013
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) - Accession of Cuba1999
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
Andean Community (CAN)1988
Ecuador - Mexico1983
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)1981
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
USD
US Dollar
MFN applied tariff
12.36%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Bananas
7.6M t
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
25.5M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
1.1 quadrillion Btu
Top item per category of 127 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
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Compiled (public facts)
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Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
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