Ecuador–United Kingdom relations

Ecuador–United Kingdom relations
Map indicating locations of Ecuador and United Kingdom

Ecuador
United Kingdom
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Ecuador, LondonEmbassy of the United Kingdom, Quito
Acting Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Kintto Lucas with British Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne in Quito, July 2011.

Ecuador–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between the Republic of Ecuador and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 January 1853.[1]

Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the Andean Countries–United Kingdom Trade Agreement.[2] Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement.[3]

Economic relations

From 11 November 2016 until 30 December 2020, trade between Ecuador and the UK was governed by the Colombia, Ecuador and Peru–European Union Trade Agreement, while the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union.[4]

Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the United Kingdom and Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru signed the Andean Countries–United Kingdom Trade Agreement on 15 May 2019. The Andean Countries–United Kingdom Trade Agreement is a continuity trade agreement, based on the EU free trade agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 2021.[5][6] Trade value between the Andean countries states and the United Kingdom was worth £5,815 million in 2022.[7]

Diplomatic missions

  • Ecuador maintains an embassy in London.[8]
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Ecuador through its embassy in Quito.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "His Excellency Mr Luis Ignacio Vayas Valdivieso Ambassador of Ecuador". Diplomat Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ Taj, Mitra (15 May 2019). "Peru, Ecuador and Colombia sign trade deal with UK ahead of Brexit". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ HM Revenue and Customs (8 August 2024). "Ecuador: tax treaties". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ^ "EU - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru". World Trade Organization. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ^ Department for International Trade; Hollingbery, George (15 May 2019). "UK signs trade continuity agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ Taj, Mitra (15 May 2019). "Peru, Ecuador and Colombia sign trade deal with UK ahead of Brexit". Reuters. Lima. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ Department for International Trade (3 November 2022). "UK trade agreements in effect". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ Diplomat Magazine (1 October 2012). "Ecuador". Diplomat Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  9. ^ "British Embassy Quito". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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