Ecuador: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Ecuador's petroleum resources account for more than half of the country's earnings from exports. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): United States, China, and Panama |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Petroleum; Food Processing; Textiles; Wood Products |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $208,600,950,804 (2021) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.235% (2021) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $11,721 (2021) |
GDP Country Rank 68/197 (2021)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 0.133% (2021) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $58,259,441,213 (2021) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 34.4% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | -0.949% (2008) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 16.794% (2021) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $2,951,686,458 (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 8,527,976 (2021) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 29.386% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 18.153% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 52.461% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 6.427% (2021) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $26,751,297,000 (2021) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $27,803,104,000 (2021) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 49.344% (2021) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $638,211,151 (2021) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $1,976,540,003 (2021) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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