How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?

44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs China: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Brazil

0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

China

0.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Brazil rank

192nd

China rank

193rd

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Brazil
China

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.

Brazil ranks 192nd and China ranks 193rd 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	0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0.0864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0.1182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.22 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0.128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0.1709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1712 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Brazil or China?: Brazil, at 0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Brazil and China?: 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brazil 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 imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Brazil ranks 192nd and China ranks 193rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services (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, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (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.