Ecuador vs Spain: External balance on goods and services
Ecuador
3.5%
in 2025
Spain
3.8%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
52nd
Spain rank
51st
External balance on goods and services over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.9% | -2.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | -1.7% | -1.4% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.9% | -1.8% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -3.5% | 6.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st 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.