Trade in services in Brazil
Brazil: Trade in services was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Brazil, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.0% for trade in services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Brazil peaked at 7.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1996.
Brazil ranks 184th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Trade in services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.8% | — |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +33.8% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +32.1% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1439 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,542 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 24.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 29.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 14.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.3401 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,643 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Brazil?
- Trade in services in Brazil was 7.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for trade in services?
- Brazil ranks 184th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus 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.