Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
163rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1973
All-time low
0.2354 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP for exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2354 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 163rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6194 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.7011 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1962 | 0.981 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7496 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6322 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6456 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6583 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6719 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6821 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5413 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6218 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9769 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +57.1% |
| 1973 | 1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +72.4% |
| 1974 | 1.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8401 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7332 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6135 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6041 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5228 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.416 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.344 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.358 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4089 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4261 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4516 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5645 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.557 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8179 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7787 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7143 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7476 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7406 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7515 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7075 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7257 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.688 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6593 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6321 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +53.3% |
| 2000 | 1.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7006 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6115 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5749 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5573 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5279 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4988 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4566 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3885 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3686 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3267 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3001 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2835 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2645 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2606 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2621 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2479 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2378 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2354 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2468 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2662 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2605 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2593 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2513 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2472 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9454 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +72.4% | 0.9769 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1972 | +57.1% | 0.6218 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9769 constant LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1999 | +53.3% | 0.6321 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6838 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.981 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8357 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5228 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5123 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.344 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8179 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7336 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6321 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5798 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3686 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2665 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2354 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3267 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2557 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2472 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2662 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 160 Argentina 0.2579 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Spain 0.2552 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 France 0.2541 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 El Salvador 0.2492 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Italy 0.2371 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Oman 0.2131 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Ecuador?
- Exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Ecuador was 0.2499 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2354 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.