Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 8.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Ecuador, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 8.9% for ores and metals exports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 797.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Ecuador peaked at 8.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1975.
Ecuador ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.2% | — |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +92.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -22.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +32.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -25.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +106.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -47.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -48.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -95.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1231.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -42.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +135.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -64.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -77.1% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +34590.7% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -94.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +395.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -77.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +38.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -36.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +58.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +72.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +58.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +195.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +60.5% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +29.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +34590.7% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| 1976 | +1231.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | +395.6% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.1% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
- Fuel exports 20.9% (2025)
- Gas production 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Ecuador?
- Ores and metals exports in Ecuador was 8.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
- How does Ecuador rank for ores and metals exports?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 797.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.