flag Ecuador Ecuador: Statistical Overview

Capital: Quito

Population

Total Population: 18,001,000
Natural Increase: 1.1%
Density: 72 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 64.6%
Ethnic Origins: Mestizos represent 72% of the total population of Ecuador, Amerindians 7%, Montubios a little over 7%, Afro-Ecuadorians around 7%, Europeans about 6% and other ethnic groups a little less than 1%. (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses)
Official Language: Spanish
Other Languages Spoken: Amerindian languages, particularly Quechua
Business Language(s): English
Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Other religions 5%.
Literacy Rate: 91.0%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Quito

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: American Dollar (USD)

Country Overview

Area: 256,370 km²
Type of State: Democratic Republic.
Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An economy heavily dependent on the petroleum sector; world's leading exporter of bananas and shrimp.
HDI*: 0.732/1
HDI (World Rank): 88/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Ecuador, dial 00
To call Ecuador, dial +593
Internet Suffix: .ec
Computers: 13.0 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines: 15.5 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 35.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 97.2% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20182019202020212022
Imports of Goods (million USD) 23,17722,56417,91825,69033,049
Exports of Goods (million USD) 21,62822,32920,35526,69932,658
Imports of Services (million USD) 3,9364,1432,7854,1635,538
Exports of Services (million USD) 3,2493,2521,8092,0862,886

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

 

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