Brazil vs China: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Brazil
0.1275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
194th
China rank
192nd

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • China
0.050.10.150.20.25197520002025

How they compare

China currently reports 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.

Brazil ranks 194th and China ranks 192nd of 199 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
1990s 0.0657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.0901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.0911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.1298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Brazil or China?
China, at 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Brazil and China?
0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 194th and China ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.