Balanza de pagos: análisis de la balanza por cuenta corriente del Ecuador en el periodo 2013-2017.

Abstract

This research tells us an analysis of the balance of payments and current account of Ecuador in the period 2013-2017, presenting the conceptual analysis of the topic, the structure of each one of the accounts that intervene in the balance of payments and the analysis of the evolution of the same in the established periods. This work was carried out through the application of the descriptive-longitudinal method, which deals with the description of bibliographic data and reliable statistical data previously obtained from the Central Bank of Ecuador. These data were collected repetitively in the different periods of time that reflect the economy with respect to the commercial relationship of Ecuador with the rest of the world. The Ecuadorian balance of payments in recent years has been involved in problems of deficit caused mainly by the fall in exports of goods and services present in the current account, which has caused the authorities to establish descriptive measures in imports with the in order to protect the balance of payments, greatly reducing imports in the country, hoping that national consumption and production will grow.