Ecuador vs Mexico: Textiles and clothing

Ecuador
2.7%
in 2023
Mexico
2.5%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
95th
Mexico rank
97th

Textiles and clothing over time

  • Ecuador
  • Mexico
051015196319932024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 97th of 154 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 13.1% 6.2% 6.9% Ecuador
1990s 6.2% 4.4% 1.8% Ecuador
2000s 3.9% 3.7% 0.3% Ecuador
2010s 4.0% 3.1% 0.9% Ecuador
2020s 2.7% 2.9% 0.1% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher textiles and clothing, Ecuador or Mexico?
Ecuador, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Ecuador and Mexico?
0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for textiles and clothing?
Ecuador ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 97th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 5,745 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).