Ecuador Trade Balance

1992 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Ecuador's Trade Balance

  • Ecuador's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 430.3 USD mn in Dec 2025, compared with a surplus of 744.2 USD mn in the previous month
  • Ecuador's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Mar 1992 to Dec 2025, with an averaged value of -351.2 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 926.1 USD mn in Mar 2025 and a record low of -608.6 USD mn in Dec 2014
CEIC extends history for monthly Trade Balance. The Central Bank of Ecuador provides Trade Balance in USD. Trade Balance Prior to March 1992 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Further information about Ecuador's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Ecuador's Total Exports reached 2.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 10.4% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 3.0 USD bn in Dec 2025, an increase of 10.4% YoY (year-on-year)

View Ecuador's Trade Balance from Mar 1992 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Ecuador Trade Balance

What was Ecuador's Trade Balance in Dec 2025?

Ecuador's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 430.3 USD mn in Dec 2025, compared with a surplus of 744.2 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
430.3 Dec 2025 744.2 Nov 2025 -608.6 Dec 2014 926.1 Mar 2025 USD mn monthly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -643.3 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Dec 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 1,257.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -450.9 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1995 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) 2,240.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) -270.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -1,538.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,860.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -253.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 1,673.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 157.2 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -660.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -259.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 4,342.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 299.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) -1,502.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -316.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) -1,563.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Chile (USD mn) 3,811.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2026
China (USD mn) 114,107.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -1,873.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Nov 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,660.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) -836.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 2,502.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 5,204.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 430.3 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -4,673.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -316.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (USD mn) 10,202.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (USD mn) -245.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) -5,671.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -1,174.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 20,000.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 3,890.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) -4,160.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -8,129.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 488.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -272.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) -25,040.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,512.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Dec 2025
Iran (USD mn) 43,142.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 6,649.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Israel (USD mn) -3,135.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
Italy (USD mn) 5,455.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 416.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Japan (USD mn) -1,337.8 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -888.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 600.4 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1995 - Nov 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -1,188.7 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Dec 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 8,740.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) -652.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 2,731.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -802.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Laos (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -394.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,508.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) -549.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -1,023.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,323.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) -295.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -228.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,740.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) -224.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -406.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -861.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -583.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 906.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) -319.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -2,650.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -5.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -1,023.0 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1974 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 12,434.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 30.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,213.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 4,245.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Oman (USD mn) 1,827.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) -3,840.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -519.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Panama (USD mn) -972.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -162.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Peru (USD mn) 3,999.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -3,524.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) 119.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -3,362.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,869.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Romania (USD mn) -3,146.5 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Dec 2025
Russia (USD mn) 9,361.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -1,204.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,708.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) -190.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -246.7 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Dec 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 1,376.9 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Dec 2025
Spain (USD mn) -6,368.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -997.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -464.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 796.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,425.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025

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Ecuador Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,083.498 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,352.072 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 85,105.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn) 47.467 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn) 67.019 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn) 45.876 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Central Government: Finance (USD mn) 315.560 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Central Government: Revenue (USD mn) 1,842.230 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Central Government: Balance (USD mn) -315.560 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Central Government: Expenditure excl Amortization (USD mn) 2,157.790 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.962 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 430.3 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,930.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 70,731.099 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 27,418.661 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,609.277 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,968.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 902,307.523 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 336,729.745 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 657.340 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 773.247 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 595.162 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 853.309 Dec 2025 monthly May 1992 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: America: United States (USD mn) 657.340 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 595.162 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 382.174 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Non Petroleum: Traditional: Bananas And Plane Tree (USD th) 401,502.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Petroleum: Crude Petroleum (USD th) 492,277.328 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: America: ALADI: Panama (USD mn) 5.195 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2019 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Capital Goods: Industrial (USD th) 476,228.709 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Raw Materials: Industrial (USD th) 640,593.814 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Consumer Goods: Non Durable (USD th) 343,067.926 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: Fuels And Lubricants (USD th) 573,161.126 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2007=100 (2007=100) 85.357 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
BCE Forecast: Trade Balance: 2018=100 (USD mn) 3,097.200 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Exports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 31,848,323.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
BCE Forecast: Imports: fob: 2018=100 (USD th) 28,751,123.000 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Imports: CIF: Asia: People's Republic of China (USD mn) 324.160 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Import Value Index (2015=100) 119.376 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 145.654 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 581.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -5.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 62,532.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.0 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 43.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 4.516 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD) -11,374,979,000.538 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (USD mn) 58,691.873 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt (USD mn) 59,423.363 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -539.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 566.773 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Private (USD mn) 11,091.865 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 51,440.225 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6 (USD th) 539,082.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD th) 88,442.667 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Asia: China (USD th) 12,350.723 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD th) 23,806.340 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,629.820 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,109.445 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 98,731.828 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 13.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,945.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,209.478 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 78,645.733 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 15.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 82,395.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,795.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 73,495.274 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.20 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 55.98 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
International Reserve: Net Currency Position (USD mn) 6,945.680 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 6.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2011 - Dec 2025

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