Travel services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Travel services was 46.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Ecuador stood at 46.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ecuador peaked at 68.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1977.
That places Ecuador 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27.6% | — |
| 1977 | 24.0% | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 37.2% | +55.1% |
| 1979 | 30.6% | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 36.2% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -46.8% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 24.0% | 37.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 32.9% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 31.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 45.4% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 52.9% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 34.5% | 48.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.6272 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4,469 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5543 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,950 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7554 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Ecuador?
- Travel services in Ecuador was 46.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1977.
- How does Ecuador rank for travel services?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.