Summary
- Share of its imports
- 22.8%
- Value imported
- $6.7billion
- Rank among its suppliers
- 2nd
- Products where it sells over 50%
- 196
- Products where it sells over 75%
- 58
- Dominated value
- $3.2billion
- Share of total imports
- 11%
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 0.77% to 22.8% of what Ecuador buys
Share (%)
- China 22.8%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Value (USD millions) | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36 | 0.77% | 22 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0.78% | 24 |
| 1997 | 53 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 1998 | 76 | 1.3% | 18 |
| 1999 | 55 | 1.6% | 17 |
| 2000 | 86 | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2001 | 158 | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2002 | 239 | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2003 | 494 | 7.1% | 3 |
| 2004 | 713 | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2005 | 644 | 6.3% | 4 |
| 2006 | 855 | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2007 | 1,165 | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2008 | 1,742 | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2009 | 1,126 | 7.2% | 3 |
| 2010 | 1,667 | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2011 | 3,381 | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2012 | 2,930 | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2013 | 4,524 | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2014 | 4,719 | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2015 | 4,126 | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2016 | 3,145 | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2017 | 3,682 | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2018 | 4,380 | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2019 | 4,555 | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2020 | 3,989 | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2021 | 6,096 | 23.2% | 1 |
| 2022 | 7,449 | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2023 | 5,976 | 20% | 2 |
| 2024 | 6,689 | 22.8% | 2 |
Products where China sells more than half
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | China | 69.7% | Hong Kong · 8.9% | $420 million |
| Computers | China | 55.4% | United States · 23.5% | $189 million |
| Coated flat steel | China | 92.3%over 75% | South Korea · 2.1% | $168 million |
| New tires | China | 70% | Brazil · 4.1% | $156 million |
| Motorcycles | China | 74.7% | India · 11.7% | $150 million |
| Monitors and projectors | China | 63.4% | Indonesia · 9.8% | $109 million |
| Sorting and crushing machines | China | 67% | Finland · 6.6% | $102 million |
| Air conditioners | China | 86.2%over 75% | United States · 3.7% | $95 million |
| Seamless steel pipes | China | 59.3% | Colombia · 21.2% | $83 million |
| Polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resins | China | 67.1% | United States · 5.7% | $72 million |
| Lamps and light fittings | China | 90.1%over 75% | United States · 2.5% | $71 million |
| Toys | China | 80.5%over 75% | Malaysia · 3.5% | $61 million |
| Synthetic filament fabric | China | 67.8% | Colombia · 15.1% | $46 million |
| Microphones and speakers | China | 73.9% | United States · 7.9% | $45 million |
| Electric heaters and hair dryers | China | 71.4% | Brazil · 9% | $44 million |
| Other electrical devices | China | 68.8% | United States · 8.6% | $38 million |
| Bags, suitcases and cases | China | 81.7%over 75% | Spain · 2.7% | $37 million |
| Video recorders and players | China | 74.9% | United States · 8.9% | $33 million |
| Cyclic alcohols (menthol) | China | 79.3%over 75% | Netherlands · 12.7% | $32 million |
| Buses | China | 72.9% | Brazil · 17% | $31 million |
| Metal hardware and fittings | China | 69.3% | Italy · 5.8% | $28 million |
| Alloy steel sheet | China | 89.6%over 75% | Japan · 5.2% | $27 million |
| Heavy blended cotton fabric | China | 91%over 75% | India · 5.6% | $26 million |
| Amino acids and amino alcohols (lysine) | China | 57.7% | United States · 7.1% | $26 million |
| Steel structures | China | 65.9% | Spain · 11.6% | $25 million |
| Seats and chairs | China | 71.3% | Colombia · 5.5% | $25 million |
| Knitted plush and terry fabric | China | 91.1%over 75% | Colombia · 4.7% | $25 million |
| Motorcycle and bicycle parts | China | 72.7% | India · 6.3% | $23 million |
| Plastic building fittings | China | 75.2%over 75% | Colombia · 12.2% | $22 million |
| Stainless steel sheet | China | 90.8%over 75% | Taiwan · 2.8% | $22 million |
and 166 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Are there other suppliers in the world?
- China sells 46.2% of what the world exports of cameras and broadcast equipment; next come Vietnam (13.1%), Taiwan (4.4%) and India (4.3%). The rest of the world exported 807.7 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 38.7% of what the world exports of computers; next come Taiwan (14.2%), Mexico (12.6%) and Vietnam (7%). The rest of the world exported 1,361.6 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 27.6% of what the world exports of coated flat steel; next come South Korea (10.3%), Germany (7.2%) and Belgium (4.8%). The rest of the world exported 249.6 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 22.8% of what the world exports of new tires; next come Thailand (8%), Japan (6%) and Germany (5.3%). The rest of the world exported 496.8 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 28.6% of what the world exports of motorcycles; next come Japan (10.4%), Germany (8.3%) and Thailand (8.3%). The rest of the world exported 176.5 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 32.3% of what the world exports of monitors and projectors; next come Mexico (17.8%), Vietnam (7%) and Poland (5.6%). The rest of the world exported 424.4 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 31.7% of what the world exports of sorting and crushing machines; next come Germany (10%), United Kingdom (6.5%) and Italy (6.3%). The rest of the world exported 139.9 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 39.4% of what the world exports of air conditioners; next come Thailand (11.7%), Mexico (11.7%) and United States (4.2%). The rest of the world exported 434.8 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 27.6% of what the world exports of seamless steel pipes; next come Japan (11.2%), Italy (6.5%) and Germany (6.4%). The rest of the world exported 250.2 times what Ecuador buys from China.
- China sells 19.4% of what the world exports of polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resins; next come United States (8.8%), Germany (8.8%) and South Korea (8.5%). The rest of the world exported 731.4 times what Ecuador buys from China.
Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.
Seen from China
Ecuador is China’s 65th-largest customer, with 0.19% of its exports.
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.