Trade in services (% of GDP) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Ecuador is 8.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Ecuador peaked at 12.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1976.
Ecuador ranks 174th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.2% | — |
| 1977 | 5.7% | +36.3% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +41.6% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.7%, 29% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -72.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.2802 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0828 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Ecuador?
- Trade in services in Ecuador was 8.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1976.
- How does Ecuador rank for trade in services?
- Ecuador ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.