Key information about Ecuador Visitor Arrivals

• Ecuador Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,423,432 person in Dec 2023, compared with 1,237,445 person in the previous year
• Ecuador Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,252,263 person in Dec 2018 and a record low of 349,363 person in Dec 1998

Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Female: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data was reported at 399,550.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 332,897.000 Person for 2022. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Female: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data is updated yearly, averaging 365,434.000 Person from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 878,684.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 115,989.000 Person in 2020. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Female: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q005: Tourist Arrival: National Institute of Statistics and Census: by Purpose of Travel.

Ecuador: Tourist departures: The latest value from 2019 is 1515 thousand tourists, an increase from 1402 thousand tourists in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 16344 thousand tourists, based on data from 94 countries. Historically, the average for Ecuador from 1995 to 2019 is 815 thousand tourists. The minimum value, 271 thousand tourists, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 1515 thousand tourists was recorded in 2019.

Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data was reported at 863,161.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 724,881.000 Person for 2022. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data is updated yearly, averaging 823,639.000 Person from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,928,612.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 256,514.000 Person in 2020. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q005: Tourist Arrival: National Institute of Statistics and Census: by Purpose of Travel.

Tourism expenditure in the country of Ecuador sank by 69.19% from 2,288,000,000 current US dollars in 2019 to 705,000,000 current US dollars in 2020. Since the 12.93% jump in 2018, tourism expenditure in the country plummeted by 69.07% in 2020. Series 1.33

Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Male: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data was reported at 463,461.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 391,899.000 Person for 2022. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Male: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data is updated yearly, averaging 458,205.000 Person from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,049,776.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 140,508.000 Person in 2020. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Male: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q005: Tourist Arrival: National Institute of Statistics and Census: by Purpose of Travel.

Arrivals of Ecuador plummeted by 16.84% from 2,535,000 number in 2018 to 2,108,000 number in 2019. Since the 15.11% surge in 2017, arrivals shot up by 16.72% in 2019. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Undefined: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data was reported at 150.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 85.000 Person for 2022. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Undefined: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data is updated yearly, averaging 99.000 Person from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 152.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 8.000 Person in 2021. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: Undefined: by Purpose of Travel: Tourism data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q005: Tourist Arrival: National Institute of Statistics and Census: by Purpose of Travel.

Tourist Departure: Foreigner data was reported at 1,477,999.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,213,831.000 Person for 2022. Tourist Departure: Foreigner data is updated yearly, averaging 968,499.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,427,660.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 468,894.000 Person in 2020. Tourist Departure: Foreigner data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q002: Tourist Arrivals: National Institute of Statistics and Census.

Passenger transport of Ecuador sank by 50.00% from 6,000,000 current US dollars in 2019 to 3,000,000 current US dollars in 2020. Since the 16.67% jump in 2018, passenger transport plummeted by 57.14% in 2020. Series 1.35

Ecuador Imports from Cuba of Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good was US$1.32 Thousand during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Imports from Cuba of Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Receipts for passenger transport items of Ecuador plummeted by 50.00% from 6,000,000 US dollars in 2019 to 3,000,000 US dollars in 2020. Since the 16.67% surge in 2018, receipts for passenger transport items sank by 57.14% in 2020. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Sea: Isabela data was reported at 0.000 Person in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 2022. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Sea: Isabela data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 2023. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Sea: Isabela data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q004: Tourist Arrival: National Institute of Statistics and Census: by Mode of Transportation.

Ecuador Imports of travel sets for personal toilet, sewing/shoe/clothes cleaning from Malaysia was US$293 during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Imports of travel sets for personal toilet, sewing/shoe/clothes cleaning from Malaysia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Ecuador Exports of articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good to Hong Kong was US$30 Thousand during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Exports of articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good to Hong Kong - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Sea: Machala data was reported at 2,644.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,809.000 Person for 2022. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Sea: Machala data is updated yearly, averaging 362.000 Person from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,688.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 35.000 Person in 2021. Ecuador Tourist Arrival: Foreigner: by Sea: Machala data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.Q004: Tourist Arrival: National Institute of Statistics and Census: by Mode of Transportation.

Ecuador Imports from Iran of Travel Goods, Handbags, Brief-cases, Spectacle Cases, Similar Containers was US$125 during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Imports from Iran of Travel Goods, Handbags, Brief-cases, Spectacle Cases, Similar Containers - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

No of Tourist Arrivals data was reported at 2,535.000 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,806.000 Person th for 2017. No of Tourist Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 898.500 Person th from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2018, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,535.000 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 440.000 Person th in 1995. No of Tourist Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals: Annual.

Ecuador Imports from Iran of Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good was US$125 during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Imports from Iran of Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Qatar Imports from Ecuador of Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good was US$387 during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Qatar Imports from Ecuador of Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on May of 2025.