Ecuador vs Zimbabwe: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Ecuador
23.8%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
23.9%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
139th
Zimbabwe rank
138th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 23.9% against 23.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ecuador ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 201 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 18.5% | 12.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 13.1% | 2.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 29.2% | 14.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 45.3% | 21.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 35.2% | 11.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Ecuador or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 23.9% against 23.8% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Zimbabwe rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).