Exports in Ecuador decreased to 2888915 USD Thousand in April from 3148492 USD Thousand in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Ecuador Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, Ecuador's most exported product was mineral fuels, mineral oils, and products of their distillation. This commodity contributed nearly nine billion U.S. dollars to the Ecuadorian total export value.

Ecuador's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$31.56 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador's main export partners were: the United States, Panama and China. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates and Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons. Total Imports were valued at US$29.49 Billion. In 2024, Ecuador had a trade surplus of US$2.07 Billion.

Key information about Ecuador Total Exports

• Ecuador Total Exports recorded 2.5 USD bn in Apr 2023, compared with 2.6 USD bn in the previous month
• Ecuador Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1965 to Apr 2023, with an averaged value of 301.5 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.8 USD bn in Jun 2004 and a record low of 8.5 USD mn in Feb 1966

• In the latest reports, Ecuador Total Exports dropped 7.2 % YoY in May 2023
• Total Imports recorded 2.6 USD bn in May 2023, which registered a decrease of 4.3 % year on year
• Ecuador Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 206.1 USD mn in May 2023

Key information about Ecuador Total Exports

• Ecuador Total Exports expanded 22.9 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 18.5 % YoY in the previous month
• Ecuador Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1966 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 9.2 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 5,270.3 % in Feb 2000 and a record low of -76.5 % in Mar 1975

• In the latest reports, Ecuador Total Exports recorded 2.5 USD bn in Apr 2023
• Total Imports recorded 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 13.0 % year on year
• Ecuador Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 672.6 USD mn in Dec 2024

Ecuador Exports to United States was US$6.36 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

This statistic shows the leading products exported from Ecuador in 2017. In 2017, the leading product exported from Ecuador were crude oils from petroleum or other bituminous minerals, which accounted for 25.61 percent of the total exports value that year.

Food and live animals were the the most traded category between the European Union and Ecuador in 2018. In total, this sector registered a foreign trade value of 2.8 billion euros, of which almost 2.7 billion euros were EU imports from the South American country. The total value of main goods exported from the European Union to Ecuador amounted to 2.3 billion euros that same year.

In 2022, the exports of primary products as a share of total exports in Ecuador were approximately 94.70 percent. Between 1962 and 2022, the figure dropped by around 3.50 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

This statistic shows the main export partner countries of Ecuador in 2023. In 2023, the most important export partner of Ecuador was the United States with a share of 22 percent in exports.

In 2024, the United States was the leading country of destination for exports of chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa from Ecuador, with an export value of seven million U.S. dollars. Argentina ranked second, with 3.8 million U.S. dollars, followed by Colombia, with an export value of 3.28 million U.S. dollars. That year, the total export value of chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa from the South American country reached over 20 million U.S. dollars.

In 2024, Russia was the leading country of destination for banana exports from Ecuador, attaining a value of over 608 million U.S. dollars. The export value to the United States reached over 600 million U.S. dollars. That year, the total export value of bananas from the South American country reached over three billion U.S. dollars.

Historical chart and dataset showing Ecuador exports by year from 1960 to 2023.

Ecuador Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Non Traditional: Primary: Others data was reported at 9,524.874 USD th in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,513.053 USD th for Aug 2018. Ecuador Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Non Traditional: Primary: Others data is updated monthly, averaging 8,845.850 USD th from Jan 2005 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 165 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,936.600 USD th in Jul 2007 and a record low of 4,984.330 USD th in Apr 2017. Ecuador Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Non Traditional: Primary: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ecuador. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.JA003: Exports: FOB: by Major Product.

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In 2024, Colombia was the most important destination for Ecuadorian palm oil exports, with exports attaining a value of more than 76 million U.S. dollars. Ranking second was Mexico, with a value of 21.33 million U.S. dollars, followed by the United States, with 7.6 million U.S. dollars. That year, the total export value of palm oil from the South American country reached over 129 million U.S. dollars.

Ecuador Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Non Traditional: Primary: Fruit data was reported at 5,320.974 USD th in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,190.406 USD th for Apr 2018. Ecuador Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Non Traditional: Primary: Fruit data is updated monthly, averaging 4,323.438 USD th from Jan 2005 (Median) to May 2018, with 161 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,039.012 USD th in Nov 2017 and a record low of 1,871.250 USD th in Jun 2006. Ecuador Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Non Traditional: Primary: Fruit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ecuador. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.JA003: Exports: FOB: by Major Product.

In 2024, the value of chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa exported from Ecuador amounted to over 22.72 million U.S. dollars. This represents an increase of 8.7 percent compared to the previous year. That year, the United States was the leading country of destination for exports of chocolate from Ecuador.

In 2024, the value of palm oil exports from Ecuador amounted to around 130 million U.S. dollars. This represents an increase of 13 percent compared to the year before. That year, Ecuador's leading country of destination for palm oil exports was Colombia.