Tariff rate across all products in Ecuador

Ecuador: Tariff rate across all products was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.2%
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
80th
of 184 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 1994
All-time low
4.2%
in 2011
Years of data
29
1993–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Ecuador, 1993–2022

02.557.51012.51993200720221993: 8.2 %1994: 11.5 %1995: 11.1 %1996: 10.9 %1997: 10.4 %1998: 10.7 %1999: 11.1 %2000: 9.6 %2001: 11.2 %2002: 10.7 %2003: 9.9 %2004: 8.9 %2005: 8.7 %2006: 6.2 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 5.1 %2009: 4.5 %2010: 6.1 %2011: 4.2 %2012: 4.3 %2014: 5.1 %2015: 6.4 %2016: 6.8 %2017: 7 %2018: 7.3 %2019: 8.1 %2020: 6.2 %2021: 4.6 %2022: 5.2 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Ecuador is 5.2%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Ecuador peaked at 11.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2011.

That places Ecuador 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.5% 8.2% 11.5% 7
2000s 8.1% 4.5% 11.2% 10
2010s 6.2% 4.2% 8.1% 9
2020s 5.3% 4.6% 6.2% 3

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  6. 83 Uruguay 4.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Ecuador?
Tariff rate across all products in Ecuador was 5.2% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1994.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2011.
How does Ecuador rank for tariff rate across all products?
Ecuador ranks 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.