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
00.10.20.3196019922025

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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.