Travel services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Travel services was 22.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Ecuador, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 22.9% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ecuador peaked at 34.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 76th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18.6% | — |
| 1977 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 27.4% | +34.5% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 34.6% | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 17.3% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -52.2% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 18.6% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 26.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 17.3% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.0% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 12.8% | 23.8% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 29.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 333.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7636 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 913.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.7636 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1282 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Ecuador?
- Travel services in Ecuador was 22.9% 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 34.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for travel services?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.