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About

Ecuador-Spain Trade: In 2022, Ecuador exported $1.03B to Spain. The main products that Ecuador exported to Spain were Crustaceans ($400M), Processed Fish ($374M), and Crude Petroleum ($71M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $620M in 2017 to $1.03B in 2022.

In 2022, Ecuador did not export any services to Spain.

Spain-Ecuador Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $865M to Ecuador. The main products that Spain exported to Ecuador were Coal Tar Oil ($206M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($59.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($35.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 6.32%,  from $636M in 2017 to $865M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain did not export any services to Ecuador.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ecuador ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.96), and 68 in total exports ($36B). That same year, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ecuador exported $1.03B to Spain. The main products exported from Ecuador to Spain were Crustaceans ($400M), Processed Fish ($374M), and Crude Petroleum ($71M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $620M in 2017 to $1.03B in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $865M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Spain to Ecuador were Coal Tar Oil ($206M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($59.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($35.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Ecuador have increased at an annualized rate of 6.32%, from $636M in 2022 to $865M in 2017.

Exports from Ecuador (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Ecuador (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$9.86B
Spain
Top Destination
France$65.2B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ecuador or Spain. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ecuador and Spain or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Spain included Panama ($4.97B), Peru ($1.02B), and Curaçao ($64.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Ecuador included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

Difference in imports from Spain (Flag) and Ecuador (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ecuador - Spain

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Ecuador and Spain by product, considering products traded by both, Ecuador and Spain.

During 2022, Ecuador had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Animal Products ($436M), Foodstuffs ($418M), and Mineral Products ($72.2M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Mineral Products ($245M), Chemical Products ($144M), and Machines ($116M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ecuador Spain+$9.95MBananas
Top Product Potential Spain Ecuador+$29.5MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ecuador and Spain. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ecuador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ecuador.

Product Space of Ecuador (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2022)

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