Análisis de la producción y exportaciones del sector bananero ecuatoriano en el periodo 2010 - 2020

Abstract

Banana exports are several decades old and have been linked to Ecuador's economic history. Important events such as the banana boom in the 1950s and the inauguration of the Pan American-Grace Airways Corporation air service in 1929 have been decisive for the country's economic growth. In 2010 Ecuador exported 265 '587,824 boxes of 18,14 kg generating an income of $90 million dollars to the country. During 2020 it exported 380.498 million boxes of 18,14 kg destined for the United States, East Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, data that establish the growth that has developed the banana sector in production and exports. The present research aims to analyze the production and export of the Ecuadorian banana sector in the period 2010 - 2020, through a quantitative analysis with descriptive literature review, which is based on information obtained from reliable websites such as Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE), Association of Marketing and Export of Ecuadorian Banana (ACORBANEC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), allowing to reflect the demand and economic contribution to the country, obtaining as a result that 2020 was the year with the largest harvested area and contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).