Bilateral relations

Australian consular representation in Ecuador was established in 1968 with formal diplomatic relations commencing in 1975.

Australia's Ambassador in Santiago de Chile holds non-resident accreditation to Ecuador. Australia has an Honorary Consul in Guayaquil. Ecuador has an Embassy in Canberra and Honorary Consuls in Melbourne and Adelaide.

Australia and Ecuador cooperate on a range of issues of mutual interest, with key areas including mining, environment and oceans protection.

Australia and Ecuador engage multilaterally in numerous forums, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Bank, World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

The Australian Embassy in Santiago de Chile manages a Direct Aid Program in Ecuador.

Further economic and trade information can be found in our Ecuador trade/economic fact sheet [PDF195 KB].

Fast facts

Ecuadorian visitors to Australia (2024-25 Dept of Home Affairs)#

1,308

Australian visitors to Ecuador (primary destination) (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs)#

287

Resident Australian population born in Ecuador (2021 Census)

2,810

Australian residents of Ecuadorian descent (2021 Census)

2,731

Ecuadorian Work and Holiday visas granted (2024-25 Dept of Home Affairs)#

255

Ecuadorian students in Australia (2024 Dept of Education)*

2,810

# This data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website.

*This Jan-Dec 2024 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website.

High level engagement

• 2023 May – Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek met Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Vayas, at the plastics treaty dialogue in Paris
• 2022 December – Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, met Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, Gustavo Manrique at COP 15 in Montreal
• 2022 September – Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Vayas, visited Australia
• 2019 May – Minister for Agriculture, Xavier Lazo Guerrero visited Australia

Agreements with Ecuador

• 2019 – Work and Holiday Visa (WHV)
• 2015 – MoU on Mining Cooperation
• 2014 – MoU on Air Services
• 2011 – MoU on Establishing Political Consultations

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

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Australian Embassy in Chile

Isidora Goyenechea 3621, 9th, 12th and 13th Floors
Las Condes
Santiago de Chile
Chile

Tel: +56 2 2 550 3500

General: consular.santiago@dfat.gov.au

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