Trade in Brazil
Brazil: Trade was 35.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 35.3% for trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Brazil peaked at 38.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1962.
That places Brazil 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 9.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 14.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 14.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 32.3% | 38.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5.59 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 29.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.79 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 319.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -414.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -74.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 57,911 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 10,550 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 12.32 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Brazil?
- Trade in Brazil was 35.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for trade?
- Brazil ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.