Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Brazil
Brazil: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 13.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Brazil stood at 13.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Brazil peaked at 14.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1965.
Brazil ranks 186th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.3% | — |
| 1961 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 6.2% | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 4.8% | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 5.7% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 7.1% | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 7.9% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | +52.9% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.0% | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +31.0% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 13.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 13.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.0%, 45% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 4.9% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -33.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 94.51 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Brazil?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Brazil was 13.0% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1965.
- How does Brazil rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).