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2024
global knowledge index
Ecuador
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):260.213
- Population:17,980,083
- HDI:0.765
85/141
Gki
Score
44.7
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Ecuador is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 85th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 24th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Firms offering formal training (%)
- Firms producing new products and services (%)
- Firms that spend on R&D (%)
- Female-to-male ratio in parliament
- E-participation
Areas of Improvement
- Government funding per secondary student (% GDP per capita)
- GERD financed by business enterprises (%)
- Average documents per researcher
- Ease of starting a business
- Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
SECTORAL INDICES
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