Ecuador–Germany relations have existed since 1922, and in the 21st century they focus on development cooperation, environmental policy, trade and investment and education.

[1] In 1802, the explorer Alexander von Humboldt visited Ecuador with his traveling companion Aimé Bonpland and climbed the Chimborazo.

[2] After the end of World War II, Ecuador established relations with the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in 1952, which opened a legation in Quito that was converted into an embassy three years later.

In 1965, the German Democratic Republic opened a trade mission in Ecuador, and after the end of the Hallstein Doctrine, official relations between the two countries were established in 1973.

[4] In April 1979, CDU politician Franz-Lorenz von Thadden was killed in an airplane accident in Ecuador, where he was inspecting development projects.