Trade in Brazil
Brazil: Trade was 35.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 35.3% for trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Brazil peaked at 38.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1962.
That places Brazil 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 9.4% | -27.2% |
| 1963 | 17.9% | +91.2% |
| 1964 | 12.2% | -32.0% |
| 1965 | 12.9% | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 12.3% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +32.8% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 35.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 9.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 14.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 14.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 32.3% | 38.8% | 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5974 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,400 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 35,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5744 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Brazil?
- Trade in Brazil was 35.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for trade?
- Brazil ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.