Brazil vs China: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Brazil
0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
180th
China rank
182nd
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 180th and China ranks 182nd of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.1321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Brazil and China?
- 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 180th and China ranks 182nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (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.