South America
Ecuador
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Ecuador's #3 import source (world lens). Ecuador is the EU's #72 goods supplier.
Ecuador on the world stage
Total imports
$59.0bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$63.1bn
198 partners
#1 import source
USA
13.8%
#1 export dest.
USA
10.1%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Ecuador and the EU
EU imports from
€6.3bn
0.2% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€2.6bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #72 supplier
EU trade balance
one-sided
coverage 0.41
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
73
EUR/MWh
Consumer
89
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
210
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
72%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
State-dominated single buyer
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Agencia de Regulacion y Control de Energia y Recursos Naturales No Renovables (ARCERNNR)
A hydro-dependent system (77% of generation) that collapsed in 2024 when the worst drought in 60 years, compounded by El Nino, caused rolling blackouts of up to 14 hours per day, economic losses of ~$12 million per hour,…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
11
1 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
1
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Other mine, Copper
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
INAMHI national portal + iMHEA Andean open hydromet
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Monitored ports (2)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
28.8
→ 39.5 by 2050
Fertility
1.81
below replacement
Working-age
67.2%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
12.4
→ 26.2 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 18.1M · peaks 2063
By 2050: +18% (21.3M)