Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.2602 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil is 0.2602 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil peaked at 1.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1935 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 165th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8074 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7848 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6277 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6565 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6426 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7273 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7398 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +140.4% |
| 1971 | 1.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 1.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 1.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8261 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7594 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7449 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6993 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5469 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4508 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7003 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +55.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6768 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5561 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4355 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3959 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.346 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2383 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3122 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4032 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4437 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.449 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3339 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2457 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2347 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.259 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2647 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3237 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3282 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.378 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3435 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3162 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.255 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2418 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2292 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2209 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2077 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2095 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1935 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2076 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2208 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2173 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2541 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2286 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2123 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2462 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2553 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2933 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2948 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2547 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2242 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2598 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2602 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2602 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2602 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +140.4% | 0.7398 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8304 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6277 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7449 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5046 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2383 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7003 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.327 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2347 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.449 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2917 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2077 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3969 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2245 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1935 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2553 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2645 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2242 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2948 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 162 Finland 0.2948 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Tajikistan 0.2885 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Germany 0.2759 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 France 0.2495 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Bahrain 0.2353 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Ecuador 0.2338 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil?
- Imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil was 0.2602 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1935 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 165th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Imports of goods and services Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.