Ecuador vs Faroe Islands: External balance on goods and services
Ecuador
3.5%
in 2025
Faroe Islands
3.4%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
52nd
Faroe Islands rank
53rd
External balance on goods and services over time
- Ecuador
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 52nd and Faroe Islands ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6% | -7.0% | 5.4% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | -1.9% | -5.5% | 3.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | -1.7% | -12.4% | 10.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 6.7% | 7.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -9.8% | 12.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.7% | 1.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Ecuador or Faroe Islands?
- Ecuador, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Ecuador and Faroe Islands?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Faroe Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Faroe Islands rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd and Faroe Islands ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.