Key Market Indicators
In 2017, Ecuador's granite export reached almost 590 kilograms, a 90.8 percent jump compared to 2016. That year, the country shipped 309 kilograms of granite abroad. In 2015, Ecuador imported 348,900 kilograms of granite, a decrease of 50.5 percent compared to 2014. That year, Bulgaria overtook Ecuador as the top importer of the stone, at 698,790 kilograms. In 2015, the United Kingdom, Russia and Denmark were the second, third and fourth-largest importers of granite, respectively.