Ecuador Balance of Trade

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

437,100.65

Units In

USD Thousand

433,000

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 14, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
791,069 Mar 2025	-729,014 Dec 2014	829.23 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 widened to $437.1 million in August 2025 from $263.1 million a year earlier. Exports rose to $3.09 billion from $2.99 billion, driven by higher shipments of primary products ($2.58 billion vs $2.45 billion), while industrial exports fell to $508.1 million from $544.4 million. Imports declined to $2.65 billion from $2.73 billion, as purchases of fuels and lubricants dropped to $594.9 million from $712.6 million, and capital goods imports fell to $573.9 million. Meanwhile, consumer goods and raw material imports increased to $600.5 million and $876.3 million, respectively.