Ecuador's trade surplus narrowed sharply to $354.78 million in March 2026 compared to a surplus of $791.07 million a year earlier. Imports surged 34.8% to $3.18 billion, driven by a 22.2% rise raw material purchases, a matching 22.2% rise in consumer goods and nearly double the purchases of fuel and lubricants to $889 million from $466 million. Meanwhile, exports rose at a slower pace of 12.2% to $3.53 billion, primarily due to a 49.3% rise in shipments of primary goods to $761 million, particularly mining, and a 7.7% increase in industrial goods to $442 million. source: Banco Central del Ecuador

Ecuador recorded a trade surplus of 263888 USD Thousand in February of 2026. Balance of Trade in Ecuador averaged 5763.01 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 June of 2026.

Ecuador recorded a trade surplus of 263888 USD Thousand in February of 2026. Balance of Trade in Ecuador is expected to be 473270.00 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 299780.00 USD Thousand in 2027 and 289780.00 USD Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-16 02:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Feb $263.89M $485.58M $400.0M
2026-05-19 01:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Mar $354.78M $263.89M $ 110M
2026-06-16 02:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Apr $354.78M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 263888.00 485575.00 USD Thousand Feb 2026
Capital Flows 1659.54 646.92 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account 1979.55 557.03 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP 5.70 1.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 353322.00 2760019.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 407.30 550.90 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 3178445.00 2496121.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
Remittances 2016.20 1988.44 USD Million Dec 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
263888.00 485575.00 791068.71 -729014.00 1985 - 2026 USD Thousand Monthly

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Ecuador Trade Surplus Shrinks in March
Ecuador's trade surplus narrowed sharply to $354.78 million in March 2026 compared to a surplus of $791.07 million a year earlier. Imports surged 34.8% to $3.18 billion, driven by a 22.2% rise raw material purchases, a matching 22.2% rise in consumer goods and nearly double the purchases of fuel and lubricants to $889 million from $466 million. Meanwhile, exports rose at a slower pace of 12.2% to $3.53 billion, primarily due to a 49.3% rise in shipments of primary goods to $761 million, particularly mining, and a 7.7% increase in industrial goods to $442 million.
2026-05-19
Ecuador Trade Surplus Narrows in February
Ecuador's trade surplus narrowed to $263.89 million in February 2026, down from $512.64 million a year earlier, marking the lowest since last October. Exports fell 7.44% year-on-year to $2.76 billion, with primary products declining 8.73% and industrial goods down 1.2%. Imports rose 1.1% to $2.50 billion, driven by a 16.2% increase in consumer goods and a 4.4% rise in raw materials. However, this growth was offset by a 12.9% drop in fuel and lubricant purchases and a 2.7% decline in capital goods. The combined effect narrowed the trade surplus, reflecting weaker export performance and mixed import dynamics.
2026-04-16
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