Ecuador - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Ecuador
567 547 000 EUR
538 841 000 EUR
-5.06 %
Bekleidung
Ecuador
1 190 000 EUR
1 796 000 EUR
50.92 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Ecuador
125 804 000 EUR
95 767 000 EUR
-23.88 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Ecuador
36 806 000 EUR
40 506 000 EUR
10.05 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Ecuador
20 424 000 EUR
28 010 000 EUR
37.14 %
Energieversorgung
Ecuador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Ecuador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Ecuador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Ecuador
1 075 000 EUR
937 000 EUR
-12.84 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Ecuador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Ecuador
295 000 EUR
352 000 EUR
19.32 %
Getränke
Ecuador
3 680 000 EUR
3 602 000 EUR
-2.12 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Ecuador
5 342 000 EUR
6 005 000 EUR
12.41 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Ecuador
13 943 000 EUR
12 344 000 EUR
-11.47 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Ecuador
773 000 EUR
839 000 EUR
8.54 %
Kohle
Ecuador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Ecuador
5 538 000 EUR
5 977 000 EUR
7.93 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Ecuador
47 161 000 EUR
49 239 000 EUR
4.41 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Ecuador
1 629 000 EUR
1 864 000 EUR
14.43 %
Maschinen
Ecuador
100 897 000 EUR
119 915 000 EUR
18.85 %
Metalle
Ecuador
22 285 000 EUR
7 931 000 EUR
-64.41 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Ecuador
11 524 000 EUR
13 986 000 EUR
21.36 %
Möbel
Ecuador
875 000 EUR
564 000 EUR
-35.54 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Ecuador
17 027 000 EUR
19 816 000 EUR
16.38 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Ecuador
25 404 000 EUR
5 471 000 EUR
-78.46 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Ecuador
70 446 000 EUR
77 489 000 EUR
10.00 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Ecuador
15 050 000 EUR
3 736 000 EUR
-75.18 %
Sonstige Waren
Ecuador
35 658 000 EUR
38 897 000 EUR
9.08 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Ecuador
2 598 000 EUR
1 350 000 EUR
-48.04 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Ecuador
13 000 EUR
0 EUR
-100.00 %
Textilien
Ecuador
2 110 000 EUR
2 448 000 EUR
16.02 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Ecuador Ecuador
Capital
name: Quito

geographic coordinates: 0 13 S, 78 30 W

time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

time zone note: Ecuador has two time zones, including the Galapagos Islands (UTC-6)

etymology: named after the Quitu, a Pre-Columbian indigenous people credited with founding the city; the name is also a combination of two Tsafiki words: quitso (meaning "center" or "half") + to or tu ("the world"); the combination roughly translates as "center of the world" and reflects the fact that native peoples recognized that at the two annual equinoxes, the overhead sun in that area (only about 20 km (12 mi) north of the equator) did not display any shade and thus must be in the middle of the world
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years
Legal system
civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in indigenous communities
Suffrage
18-65 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary
Area
total: 283,561 sq km

land: 276,841 sq km

water: 6,720 sq km

note: includes Galapagos Islands
Land use
agricultural land: 29.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 4.7% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 5.6% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 19.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 38.9% (2018 est.)

other: 31.4% (2018 est.)
Location
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Age structure
0-14 years: 24.49% (male 2,183,293/female 2,098,856)

15-64 years: 66.44% (male 5,739,156/female 5,876,090)

65 years and over: 9.07% (2023 est.) (male 745,170/female 840,761)
Birth rate
18 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%; note - (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.7 years

female: 80.4 years
Major urban areas - population
3.142 million Guayaquil, 1.957 million QUITO (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 27.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 26.8 years

female: 28.7 years
Net migration rate
-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated
Population growth rate
0.99% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.24 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 64.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.62% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
3.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-4.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
0.49% (2021 est.)

note: excludes oil refining
Labor force
8.528 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
25% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.43% (2021 est.)

6.11% (2020 est.)

3.81% (2019 est.)
Public debt
45.4% of GDP (2017 est.)

43.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
0.13% (2021 est.)

-0.34% (2020 est.)

0.27% (2019 est.)
Exports
$29.325 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$22.401 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$26.12 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
United States 30%, China 13%, Panama 8%, Chile 7% (2019)
Imports
$28.567 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$19.877 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$25.89 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
United States 22%, China 18%, Colombia 9%, Panama 5% (2019)
Airports
432 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 2,371,297 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 13.68 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 76% (2021 est.)

according to 2021 statistics from Ecuador's Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50% of homes do not have access to fixed internet
Railways
total: 965 km (2022)

narrow gauge: 965 km (2022) 1.067-m gauge

note: passenger service limited to certain sections of track, mostly for tourist trains
Roadways
total: 43,950 km (2022)

paved: 8,895 km (2022)

unpaved: 35,055 km (2022)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 1,846,666 (2021)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 16,789,600 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 94 (2021 est.)
Waterways
1,500 km (2012) (most inaccessible)
Disputes - international

organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border