Development and Industry
Population:15,789,000
GNI PPP per Capita:$9,590
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners:39%
Women as % of Parliament:32%
CO2 Emission Per Capita: N/a
Death due to Non-Communicable Diseases:65%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel %:80%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Economy: Big Mac Index: N/a
Economy: Cash surplus/Deficit(% of GDP):Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms.
Economy: Human Development Index: the human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
Economy: Technology Index: the technology index denotes the country's technological readiness. This index is created with such indicators as companies spending on R&D, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates.
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 6.4
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP) 1%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) 23.14
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: 37.7%
Health: Hospital Beds per 1000: 1.5 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000:1.48 per 1,000 people
Media: Television (total number) 25million
Media: Per Capita Televisions 0.561 per 1 million people
% of GPD as Industry: 7.3%
Total Labor Force: 4.854 million
%of Labor force in Industry: 17.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.9%
Public Debt % of GDP: 23.2%
Inflation rate: 2.6%
Industries: petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals
Value of Exports: $25.48 billion
Export Commodities: petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, wood, fish
Export Partners and %: US 37.3%, Chile 8.1%, Peru 6.5%, Japan 4.5%, Russia 4.5%, Colombia 4%
Value of Imports: $26.22 billion
Import Commodities: industrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods
Import Partners and %: US 28.4%, China 11.3%, Colombia 8.8%, Peru 4.5%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1,00: $91.41 billion
Electricity Production: 21.84 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 14.92 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 55.3%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 42.8%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 2%
Refined Oil Production: 198,700 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 280,000 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 240 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 330 million cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephone: 2.31 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Phones 16.457 million
# of Internet Host: 170,538
# of Internet Users: 3.352 million
# of Airports (total): 432
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 104
# of km of Roadways (total): 43,670 km
# of km Roadways Paved 6,472 km
# km of Waterways; 1,500 km (most inaccessible)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: major seaport(s): Esmeraldas, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
river port(s): Guayaquil (Guayas)
container port(s) (TEUs): Guayaquil (1,405,762)
GNI PPP per Capita:$9,590
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners:39%
Women as % of Parliament:32%
CO2 Emission Per Capita: N/a
Death due to Non-Communicable Diseases:65%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel %:80%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Economy: Big Mac Index: N/a
Economy: Cash surplus/Deficit(% of GDP):Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms.
Economy: Human Development Index: the human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
Economy: Technology Index: the technology index denotes the country's technological readiness. This index is created with such indicators as companies spending on R&D, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates.
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 6.4
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP) 1%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) 23.14
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: 37.7%
Health: Hospital Beds per 1000: 1.5 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000:1.48 per 1,000 people
Media: Television (total number) 25million
Media: Per Capita Televisions 0.561 per 1 million people
% of GPD as Industry: 7.3%
Total Labor Force: 4.854 million
%of Labor force in Industry: 17.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.9%
Public Debt % of GDP: 23.2%
Inflation rate: 2.6%
Industries: petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals
Value of Exports: $25.48 billion
Export Commodities: petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, wood, fish
Export Partners and %: US 37.3%, Chile 8.1%, Peru 6.5%, Japan 4.5%, Russia 4.5%, Colombia 4%
Value of Imports: $26.22 billion
Import Commodities: industrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods
Import Partners and %: US 28.4%, China 11.3%, Colombia 8.8%, Peru 4.5%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1,00: $91.41 billion
Electricity Production: 21.84 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 14.92 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 55.3%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 42.8%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 2%
Refined Oil Production: 198,700 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 280,000 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 240 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 330 million cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephone: 2.31 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Phones 16.457 million
# of Internet Host: 170,538
# of Internet Users: 3.352 million
# of Airports (total): 432
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 104
# of km of Roadways (total): 43,670 km
# of km Roadways Paved 6,472 km
# km of Waterways; 1,500 km (most inaccessible)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: major seaport(s): Esmeraldas, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
river port(s): Guayaquil (Guayas)
container port(s) (TEUs): Guayaquil (1,405,762)