The main sale from Mexico to Ecuador in 2023 was Medicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses (US$68.2M). The main origins of sales to Ecuador were Ciudad de México (US$202M), Estado de México (US$123M), and Nuevo León (US$63.3M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Ecuador in 2023 was Cocoa Beans, whole or Broken, Raw or Roasted (US$60.8M). The main destinations of purchases made to Ecuador were Ciudad de México (US$121M), Jalisco (US$32.8M), and Chihuahua (US$14.7M).
In the period January to June 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Ecuador to Mexico is US$5.48M. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Ecuador were Ciudad de México (Confidential) and Yucatán (Confidential).
Regarding remittances, in the second quarter of 2024, Mexico received US$38.7M in remittances from Ecuador, while Ecuador received US$5.1M in remittances from Mexico.
Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 2,477 inmigrants from Ecuador were registered in 2020, 39.2% women and 60.8% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Ecuador were Ciudad de México (1,143 people), Nuevo León (338 people), and Estado de México (312 people).