Container port traffic in Ecuador
Ecuador: Container port traffic was 2.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Ecuador, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic in Ecuador is 2.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Ecuador peaked at 2.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 1.53 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 2.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 238,409 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 10.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 43 Israel 3.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 44 Malta 2.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 45 Iran 2.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 47 Jamaica 2.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 2.11 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 49 Guatemala 2.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0672 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Ecuador?
- Container port traffic in Ecuador was 2.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for container port traffic?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.