Ecuador vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ecuador
0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
115th
South Africa rank
116th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 116th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.2203 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2000s 0.3222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2010s 0.2795 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2759 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2020s 0.2864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ecuador and South Africa?
0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.