🔒 NON-OIL EXPORT RECORD

Ecuador's export record is one of the most relevant business stories of 2026, but also one of the easiest to misinterpret.

Non-oil exports reached USD 29,401.9 million in 2025 and totaled USD 17,564.9 million between January and July 2026. Is Ecuador truly diversifying? Which sectors explain the growth? How much depends on prices? Where are the next buyers?

This DATAPAIS premium report answers with official evidence, transparent calculations, and strategic insight. It demonstrates that shrimp became the leading export product and that mining was the largest incremental driver. Bananas advanced steadily, while cocoa corrected from an extraordinary base. The four complexes concentrate 73.3% of non-oil exports: the country depends less on crude oil, but remains exposed to commodities, climate, health regulations, regulatory risk, and destination markets.

The document reconstructs previous values, calculates contributions, distinguishes facts from estimates, and explains why a nominal variation does not equal volume. It also evaluates the sustainability of the trade surplus against imports growing at 17.5%, driven in part by fuels.

The regional comparison translates data into decisions. Peru is the market with the clearest signal: Ecuadorian exports +40% in the first half of the year. Chile offers higher-margin niches; Brazil provides scale, but requires selective entry; Colombia shifted from an integrated market to a critical risk due to tariffs, with special exposure for manufacturers and SMEs.

Includes risk and opportunity matrices, recommendations for exporters, banks, insurers, logistics operators, and public policy makers, as well as a monthly dashboard. It is a tool for expansion, credit, investment, client diversification, market preparation, and operational continuity. Aimed at executives who need to go beyond the headline and understand what lies behind the record, where risk is concentrated, and how to convert export growth into sustainable revenue.