Ecuador Industry Reports

Although Ecuador is the smallest member of the OPEC, the country has a prominent position in the oil and gas sector in Latin America. In 2018, it had the third largest proven oil reserves in the region and was its fifth biggest oil producer. The oil ...

Although the global pharma & healthcare sector is dominated by large multinational companies, mainly from the developed countries, Latin America has been quickly catching up in building a domestic pharmaceutical production base and expanding the ...

With a share of 19.9% of global proven oil reserves and 4.4% of those of natural gas as of the end of 2017, the Latin America and the Caribbean region is among the prominent players in the hydrocarbon industry. The region is also likely to hold ...

Although mining has taken place in Ecuador since precolonial times, the sector has never been a pillar of the economy, mainly due to an unfavourable government policy that has discouraged investments. In 2017, mining contributed to just 0.5% of the ...

The agriculture sector is of paramount importance to the Ecuadorian economy. In 2017, it accounted for 9.3% of the country’s GDP, 43.8% of national exports, 26.1% of formal employment and 20.3% of total FDI flow. The sector was also one of the ...

Ecuador is a major player in the oil and gas sector in Latin America. A member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in 2017 Ecuador had the third-largest proven oil reserves in the region and was its sixth-biggest oil producer ...

Latin America is well integrated in the global automotive supply chain, being an important manufacturing and export hub for motor vehicles – the legacy of active government policies for the development of domestic production and comprehensive ...

Latin America and the Caribbean – one of the most endowed regions in natural resources on a global scale, has prominent positions in the oil and gas industry. In 2015, the region held about 20% and 4.2% of world’s proven reserves of oil ...

Ecuador is a major player in the oil and gas sector in Latin America. A member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Ecuador had the fourth-largest proven oil reserves in the region and was its sixth-biggest crude oil producer ...