Ecuador Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

189,868

Units In

USD Thousand

104,462

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 20, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 5 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
791,069 Mar 2025	-729,014 Dec 2014	1,430.2 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 shrank to $189.9 million in October 2025 from $220.9 million a year earlier. Exports rose to $3.18 billion from $2.84 billion, driven by higher shipments of primary products ($2.57 billion vs $2.39 billion), while industrial exports rose to $604.4 million from $452 million. Imports also increased to $2.99 billion from $2.62 billion, as purchases of raw materials rose to $1,006.5 from $867.37 million, consumer goods increased to $726 million from $624.4 million, and capital goods expanded to $702.5 million from $551.1 million. Meanwhile, purchases of fuels and lubricants dropped to $540.9 from $572 million.