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Ecuador — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentSouth America
SubcontinentSouth America
Income groupUpper-Middle
World-system classPeriphery
Political blocsOther
Trade blocsOther
GDP$124.7B
Population18.1M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $37.75B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $33.57B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $4.18B
  • Trade (% GDP): 57.20%
  • Current account balance (USD): $7.04B
  • Current account (% GDP): 5.65%
  • FDI, net: $-0.44B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-3.38B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $5.92B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $7.27B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $4.07B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 8.07% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 14.73% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 4.03% GDP (mean)
  • Debt drain (% GDP): 5.39% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time