Ecuador’s trade surplus narrowed to $269.29 million in December 2025, down from $501.75 million in the same month a year earlier. Exports rose modestly to $3.24 billion from $3.19 billion, supported by higher shipments of primary products, which inched up to $2.70 billion from $2.68 billion. Industrial exports also increased, reaching $536.91 million compared with $512.88 million a year before.
On the import side, total purchases from abroad climbed to $2.97 billion from $2.69 billion. This increase was driven by higher imports of raw materials, which advanced to $954.98 million from $747.27 million, and stronger consumer goods imports, up to $701.11 million from $582.39 million. Imports of capital goods also rose sharply, to $731.18 million from $552.50 million. By contrast, imports of fuels and lubricants edged down slightly, to $573.16 million from $575.67 million.
