Ecuador Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

433,000

Units In

USD Thousand

564,540

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 13, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
791,069 Mar 2025	-729,014 Dec 2014	-72.15 USD Thousand	1985-2025	Banco Central del Ecuador

Ecuador's economy is highly dependent on oil exports (58 percent of total exports). Other exports include: fish and shrimps and bananas. Main imports are: raw materials for industry (25 percent of total imports), capital goods for industry (19 percent), fuels and lubricants (17 percent) and consumption durables (13 percent). Ecuador´s main trading partner is the United States (45 percent of total exports and 27 percent of imports). Others include: Chile, China, Peru, Colombia and Panama.

Latest Updates

Ecuador’s trade swung to a deficit of $433 million in July 2025 from $310.29 million a year earlier, marking the first deficit after nineteen consecutive months of surplus. Exports dropped 7.56% to $2,502.95 million, driven by a plunge in oil shipments of 78.3% to 172.61 million, while other exports rose by 21.75% including traditional (18.09%) and non traditional (27.14%). Imports surged 22.46% to $2,935.95 million, led by consumer goods (20.34%), raw materials (26.06%), and capital goods (19.29%).