Ecuador Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

564,540

Units In

USD Thousand

498,350

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 10, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
791,069 Mar 2025	-729,014 Dec 2014	-968.78 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 surplus narrowed to $564.54 million in June 2025 from $603.13 million a year earlier, marking the 20th consecutive monthly surplus. Exports rose 13.8% to $3,328.1 million, driven by bananas (+16.9%), shrimp (+24.1%), and cocoa and derivatives (+26.6%), while oil exports rose 37.7% to $807.9 million. Coffee (+492.0%) and tuna and fish (+32.0%) exports also increased. Imports rose 19.0% to $2,763.6 million, partially offsetting export gains. Import growth was led by consumer goods (+34.8%), raw materials (+22.1%), and capital goods (+16.4%).