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Ecuador

ECU

Ecuador: 18.2 million population; upper-middle-income economy. Exports: crude oil, bananas, fish; imports: machinery, vehicles, mineral fuels. Presidential republic under President Daniel Noboa. Security crisis as cartels expanded. State of emergency declared. Dollarized economy. #87 Big Mac Index.

Headline valuation

Enterprise value
$1.65T
Scenario range
$1.18T – $1.68T
Confidence
60.0%
Integration scenario
Contested Integration

Balance sheet

Total assets
$1.82T
Total liabilities
$164.4B
Base enterprise value
$1.65T

Creditor concentration

Risk score (0-100)
40.8
Buyer autonomy
medium
Creditor HHI
0.6800

Climate & resources

Climate status
Desperate (Rank 113 of 212, 1 = most desperate)
Water tier
MODERATE
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.55
ND-GAIN readiness
0.52

Top acquisition targets (Ecuador as buyer)

Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Ecuador acquiring this target.

  1. Chile (CHL): probability 0.07, deal value $8.13T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Proximal(3787km) + Economic_Size_Block(0.21) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
  2. Colombia (COL): probability 0.07, deal value $5.92T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Economic_Size_Penalty(0.25) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
  3. Peru (PER): probability 0.07, deal value $5.78T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Economic_Size_Penalty(0.31) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
  4. Indonesia (IDN): probability 0.07, deal value $21.38T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Hemispheric(19086km) + Population_Disadvantage(0.06) + GDP_Penalty(0.09) + Economic_Size_Block(0.07) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(5)
  5. Japan (JPN): probability 0.07, deal value $135.12T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Hemispheric(14432km) + GDP_Block(0.029) + Economic_Size_Block(0.01) + No_Power_Projection + US_Treaty_Ally + Absurdity_Penalty(5)

About this valuation

This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework — a five-scenario rigorous model that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the full methodology for the formulas and data sources.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies

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