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Trade as a share of GDP in Ecuador

Trade as a share of GDP in Ecuador was 59.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.9 pts from 2024. That is the 120th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202559.4%
Change on 2024+1.9 pts
Rank120th of 171Countries ranked
Series high74.62008
Series low191964

Trade as a share of GDP in Ecuador, 1960 to 2025

02040608019601970198019902000201020251960: 19.9 %1961: 19.1 %1962: 21 %1963: 19.2 %1964: 19 %1965: 19.3 %1966: 21.6 %1967: 22.1 %1968: 25 %1969: 20.6 %1970: 22.5 %1971: 27.3 %1972: 28 %1973: 34.5 %1974: 41.4 %1975: 35.4 %1976: 34 %1977: 34.4 %1978: 33.3 %1979: 36.1 %1980: 35 %1981: 29.9 %1982: 32.4 %1983: 30.9 %1984: 33.1 %1985: 35.7 %1986: 33.1 %1987: 37.7 %1988: 42.7 %1989: 45.1 %1990: 44.6 %1991: 45.2 %1992: 44.8 %1993: 43.2 %1994: 43.8 %1995: 45.9 %1996: 44.2 %1997: 45 %1998: 43.4 %1999: 49.2 %2000: 65.4 %2001: 56.1 %2002: 54.8 %2003: 52.4 %2004: 56.1 %2005: 62 %2006: 65.8 %2007: 68.9 %2008: 74.6 %2009: 57.3 %2010: 65.8 %2011: 70 %2012: 67 %2013: 63.4 %2014: 61.4 %2015: 47.8 %2016: 40.5 %2017: 43.6 %2018: 48 %2019: 48.1 %2020: 44 %2021: 53.3 %2022: 61.9 %2023: 57.2 %2024: 57.4 %2025: 59.4 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202559.4
202457.4
202357.2
202261.9
202153.3
202044
201948.1
201848
201743.6
201640.5
201547.8
201461.4
201363.4
201267
201170
201065.8
200957.3
200874.6
200768.9
200665.8
200562
200456.1
200352.4
200254.8
200156.1
200065.4
199949.2
199843.4
199745
199644.2
199545.9
199443.8
199343.2
199244.8
199145.2
199044.6
198945.1
198842.7
198737.7
198633.1
198535.7
198433.1
198330.9
198232.4
198129.9
198035
197936.1
197833.3
197734.4
197634
197535.4
197441.4
197334.5
197228
197127.3
197022.5
196920.6
196825
196722.1
196621.6
196519.3
196419
196319.2
196221
196119.1
196019.9

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Ecuador?

Trade as a share of GDP in Ecuador was 59.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.9 pts from 2024. That is the 120th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Ecuador?

74.6% in 2008, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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