Ecuador - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Ecuador was -7.88 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.93 in 1974 and a minimum value of -31.60 in 1999.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 -0.70
1962 11.10
1963 -3.70
1964 9.80
1965 4.70
1966 3.24
1967 20.55
1968 12.47
1969 0.02
1970 3.21
1971 20.39
1972 -5.72
1973 18.27
1974 46.93
1975 5.51
1976 1.99
1977 17.30
1978 3.78
1979 2.35
1980 9.43
1981 -3.12
1982 2.80
1983 -22.32
1984 -3.59
1985 8.52
1986 -0.50
1987 17.97
1988 -17.19
1989 4.56
1990 -1.56
1991 11.79
1992 4.49
1993 -0.55
1994 15.98
1995 11.23
1996 -12.60
1997 20.51
1998 6.53
1999 -31.60
2000 12.82
2001 25.72
2002 19.01
2003 -4.06
2004 10.88
2005 14.40
2006 9.77
2007 7.05
2008 14.44
2009 -9.92
2010 14.82
2011 3.65
2012 0.83
2013 6.97
2014 4.75
2015 -8.16
2016 -9.62
2017 12.24
2018 4.40
2019 0.32
2020 -7.88

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts