Two-way investment brief
Australia–Ecuador
Ecuador direct investment in Australia
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Total Ecuador investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Ecuador
A$78 m
Total Australian investment in Ecuador
A$136 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Ecuador in Australia
- Australia in Ecuador
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Ecuador → Australia
- Australia → Ecuador
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Ecuador trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$93 m
Goods exports to Ecuador, 2025
A$58 m
Goods imports from Ecuador, 2025
A$34 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Ecuador
- Imports from Ecuador
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Ecuador
- Imports from Ecuador
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Ecuador’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −1.9% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Inflation | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Current account, % GDP | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −1.3% | −2.9% | — | — | — |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 54.1% | 54.4% | — | — | — |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Ecuador
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- New Australian FDI in Ecuador
- A$14 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Ecuador globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 1989
- $0 k · 94th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $1.3 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $130 bn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.