Statistical Analysis of Manufacturing, Trade and Service in the Textile Industry in Ecuador, 2000-2020

Abstract

The aim of this scientific contribution is to show a statistical analysis of the manufacturing, trade and services of the textile industry in Ecuador, between the years 2000 and 2020. To achieve this objective, an exhaustive study of the Scopus international database and of the Ecuadorian government database called the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (by its acronym in Spanish INEC). This research provided the following lines of results: 1) Bibliometric study of the textile industry in Ecuador; 2) Statistical study of the textile industry in Ecuador; 3) Preferences of the Ecuadorian textile market. The fundamental conclusion of this study is that: Manufacturing activities have 11,006 establishments, of which 74.2% correspond to the manufacture of clothing, except leather clothing. Total employed personnel in activities related to the textile sector amounts to 115,937 people, of which 68,215 are women and 47,722 men. In the last 11 years, the textile industry has maintained an average share of between 1% and 2% in total GDP, according to data from the Central Bank of Ecuador.