Imports of goods and services in Brazil
Brazil: Imports of goods and services was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Brazil stood at 17.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Brazil peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1962.
Brazil ranks 181st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.3% | — |
| 1961 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 5.4% | -16.9% |
| 1963 | 9.0% | +67.5% |
| 1964 | 5.7% | -36.2% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 13.3% | +47.5% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | +27.4% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 41% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 17.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.3%, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.7% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 in Brazil?
- Imports of goods and services in Brazil was 17.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for imports of goods and services?
- Brazil ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.