Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals imports in Ecuador, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Ecuador is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Ecuador peaked at 9.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 120th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.4% | — |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +26.0% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -29.9% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +33.9% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -15.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +62.3% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +272.1% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -54.9% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -52.3% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -30.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +49.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 | +272.1% | 2.7% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 9.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 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)
- Fuel exports 20.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 8.9% (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 imports in Ecuador?
- Ores and metals imports in Ecuador was 1.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for ores and metals imports?
- Ecuador ranks 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.