Summary
- China → Ecuador
- $6.7billion
- Ecuador → China
- $7.6billion
- China’s balance
- -$928million
Balance
China’s trade balance with Ecuador
Trade between China and Ecuador grew 232.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 6.7
- Imports 7.6
- Balance -0.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $36 million | $25 million | $11 million |
| 1996 | $33 million | $85 million | -$52 million |
| 1997 | $53 million | $100 million | -$47 million |
| 1998 | $76 million | $101 million | -$26 million |
| 1999 | $55 million | $87 million | -$32 million |
| 2000 | $86 million | $60 million | $26 million |
| 2001 | $158 million | $28 million | $130 million |
| 2002 | $239 million | $16 million | $222 million |
| 2003 | $494 million | $40 million | $454 million |
| 2004 | $713 million | $61 million | $652 million |
| 2005 | $644 million | $38 million | $606 million |
| 2006 | $855 million | $196 million | $659 million |
| 2007 | $1.2 billion | $57 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2008 | $1.7 billion | $455 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2009 | $1.1 billion | $214 million | $912 million |
| 2010 | $1.7 billion | $355 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2011 | $3.4 billion | $566 million | $2.8 billion |
| 2012 | $2.9 billion | $407 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2013 | $4.5 billion | $608 million | $3.9 billion |
| 2014 | $4.7 billion | $570 million | $4.1 billion |
| 2015 | $4.1 billion | $807 million | $3.3 billion |
| 2016 | $3.1 billion | $700 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2017 | $3.7 billion | $829 million | $2.9 billion |
| 2018 | $4.4 billion | $1.6 billion | $2.8 billion |
| 2019 | $4.6 billion | $3.7 billion | $842 million |
| 2020 | $4 billion | $3.2 billion | $764 million |
| 2021 | $6.1 billion | $4 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2022 | $7.4 billion | $6.2 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2023 | $6 billion | $8 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2024 | $6.7 billion | $7.6 billion | -$928 million |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Ecuador
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Ecuador sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Guayaquil is 9,178 nautical miles (16,998 km) long: ≈ 21–27.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Ecuador was China’s 57th largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and China was Ecuador’s largest (21%).
- Ecuador in China’s trade
- 0.3%
- Ecuador’s rank among China’s partners
- 57th
- China in Ecuador’s trade
- 21.3%
- China’s rank among Ecuador’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Ecuador
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.