Ecuador’s trade surplus narrowed to $485.58 million in January 2026 from $877.56 million a year earlier. Exports decreased to $3.10 billion from $3.17 billion, driven by stronger shipments of primary products at $2.82 billion versus $2.75 billion, while industrial exports fell to $284.54 million from $422.32 million. Imports also edged higher to $2.62 billion from $2.30 billion, reflecting increased purchases of raw materials at $886.41 million compared with $752.35 million and higher consumer goods imports at $689.85 million versus $503.07 million. In contrast, imports of capital goods rose to $615.77 million from $507.69 million, while purchases of fuels and lubricants fell to $417.82 million from $519.38 million. source: Banco Central del Ecuador

Ecuador recorded a trade surplus of 485575 USD Thousand in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Ecuador averaged 5239.43 USD Thousand from 1985 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 791068.71 USD Thousand in March of 2025 and a record low of -729014.00 USD Thousand in December of 2014. This page provides - Ecuador Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ecuador Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Ecuador recorded a trade surplus of 485575 USD Thousand in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Ecuador is expected to be 273270.00 USD Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ecuador Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 236290.00 USD Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-18 02:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Dec $269.29M $632.19M $ 286.3M
2026-03-16 02:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jan $485.58M $269.29M $310.0M
2026-04-16 02:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Feb $485.58M $400.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 485575.00 269296.00 USD Thousand Jan 2026
Capital Flows 1215.72 2154.91 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account 581.61 2618.96 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP 5.70 1.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 3100874.00 3237948.00 USD Thousand Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 539.10 92.60 USD Million Sep 2025
Imports 2615299.00 2968652.00 USD Thousand Jan 2026
Remittances 2012.70 2000.50 USD Million Sep 2025


Ecuador Balance of Trade
Ecuador's economy is highly dependent on oil and oil product exports (36 percent of total exports) in 2022. Other exports include: fish and shrimps (24 percent) and bananas (10 percent). Main imports are: raw materials for industry (35 percent of total imports), fuels and lubricants (25 percent) and consumer goods (20 percent), capital goods for industry (19 percent). Ecuador´s main trading partner is the United States (28 percent of total exports and 26 percent of imports). Others include: Chile, China, Peru, Colombia and Panama.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
485575.00 269296.00 791068.71 -729014.00 1985 - 2026 USD Thousand Monthly

News Stream
Ecuador Trade Surplus Narrows in January
Ecuador’s trade surplus narrowed to $485.58 million in January 2026 from $877.56 million a year earlier. Exports decreased to $3.10 billion from $3.17 billion, driven by stronger shipments of primary products at $2.82 billion versus $2.75 billion, while industrial exports fell to $284.54 million from $422.32 million. Imports also edged higher to $2.62 billion from $2.30 billion, reflecting increased purchases of raw materials at $886.41 million compared with $752.35 million and higher consumer goods imports at $689.85 million versus $503.07 million. In contrast, imports of capital goods rose to $615.77 million from $507.69 million, while purchases of fuels and lubricants fell to $417.82 million from $519.38 million.
2026-03-16
Ecuador Trade Surplus Narrows in December
Ecuador’s trade surplus narrowed to $269.29 million in December 2025 from $501.75 million a year earlier. Exports increased to $3.24 billion from $3.19 billion, driven by stronger shipments of primary products at $2.70 billion versus $2.68 billion, while industrial exports rose to $536.91 million from $512.88 million. Imports also edged higher to $2.97 billion from $2.69 billion, reflecting increased purchases of raw materials at $954.98 million compared with $747.27 million and higher consumer goods imports at $701.11 million versus $582.39 million. In contrast, imports of capital goods rose to $731.18 million from $552.50 million, while purchases of fuels and lubricants fell to $573.16 million from $575.67 million.
2026-02-18
Ecuador Trade Surplus Expands in November
Ecuador’s trade surplus widened to $632.19 million in November 2025 from $325.6 million a year earlier. Exports increased to $3.4 billion from $2.98 billion, driven by stronger shipments of primary products at $2.86 billion versus $2.48 billion, while industrial exports rose to $540.77 million from $499.8 million. Imports also edged higher to $2.77 billion from $2.65 billion, reflecting increased purchases of raw materials at $879.12 million compared with $755.56 million and higher consumer goods imports at $683.2 million versus $587.4 million. In contrast, imports of capital goods declined to $613.6 million from $664.9 million, while purchases of fuels and lubricants fell to $588 million from $635.4 million.
2026-01-20