Brasil: Visió econòmica i política
Although foreign trade only represents around 35% of its GDP (World Bank, 2025), Brazil has enormous economic potential. In 2025, the country mainly exported crude oil (12.8%), soya beans (12.5%), iron ores (8.3%), coffee (4.3%), frozen beef (4.1%), and cane or beet sugar (4.0%); while its main imports were refined petroleum oils (5.6%), turbojets (3.8%), parts and accessories for motor vehicles (3.1%), motor cars and medicaments (2.6% each - data Comtrade).
In 2025, Brazil’s main export partners were China (28.7%), the United States (10.9%), Argentina (5.2%), the Netherlands (3.4%), and Spain (2.5%); whereas imports came chiefly from China (25.8%), the United States (16.3%), Germany (5.0%), Argentina (4.6%), and Russia (3.5% - data Comtrade). Despite being the largest economy in Latin America, Brazil is still relatively closed compared to other large economies, with a low trade penetration and a low number of exporters relative to the population (its absolute number of exporters is roughly the same as that of Norway, a country with approximately 5 million people, compared to Brazil’s 200+ million). However, the country has been implementing changes to improve trade, such as reducing the time for documentary compliance for both exporting and importing by enhancing its electronic data interchange system. Additionally, the EU is Brazil's second-biggest trading partner: approved by the Brazilian Senate in March 2026, the interim trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur has been provisionally applied since 1 May 2026.
Brazil’s trade balance is structurally positive but had been declining in recent years due to a drop in the prices of raw materials, an increase in energy imports and a decline in the competitiveness of Brazilian products. However, the positive balance stood at 0.3% of GDP in 2025 (from 0.3% one year earlier – data World Bank). According to the latest available data from WTO, in 2025, Brazil imported USD 293.7 billion and exported USD 348.3 billion in goods (+5.7% and +3.3% y-o-y), while in services the country imported USD 105.1 billion and exported USD 54.4 billion, respectively (+1.6% and +10.8% y-o-y).
| Foreign Trade Values | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Imports of Goods (million USD) | 234,690 | 292,245 | 252,710 | 277,954 | 293,696 |
| Exports of Goods (million USD) | 280,815 | 334,136 | 339,696 | 337,046 | 348,278 |
| Imports of Services (million USD) | 58,439 | 82,170 | 89,191 | 103,447 | 105,062 |
| Exports of Services (million USD) | 31,482 | 40,291 | 45,486 | 49,120 | 54,420 |
Source: World Trade Organisation (WTO) ; Latest available data
| Foreign Trade Indicators | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Foreign Trade (in % of GDP) | 37.7 | 38.8 | 33.7 | 35.6 | 35.3 |
| Trade Balance (million USD) | 42,312 | 51,522 | 92,275 | 65,842 | 59,728 |
| Trade Balance (Including Service) (million USD) | 15,355 | 9,643 | 48,569 | 11,515 | 9,086 |
| Imports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change) | 13.8 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 15.6 | 4.5 |
| Exports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change) | 4.4 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| Imports of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) | 18.5 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
| Exports of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) | 19.1 | 19.6 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 |
Source: World Bank ; Latest available data
| Foreign Trade Forecasts | 2026 (e) | 2027 (e) | 2028 (e) | 2029 (e) | 2030 (e) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume of exports of goods and services (Annual % change) | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Volume of imports of goods and services (Annual % change) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook ; Latest available data
Note: (e) Estimated Data
| Main Customers (% of Exports) |
2025 |
| China | 28.7% |
| United States | 10.9% |
| Argentina | 5.2% |
| Netherlands | 3.4% |
| Spain | 2.5% |
| See More Countries | 49.3% |
| Main Suppliers (% of Imports) |
2025 |
| China | 25.8% |
| United States | 16.3% |
| Germany | 5.0% |
| Argentina | 4.6% |
| Russia | 3.5% |
| See More Countries | 44.8% |
Source: Comtrade, 2026. Because of rounding, the sum of the percentages may be smaller/greater than 100%.
Source: Comtrade, 2026. Because of rounding, the sum of the percentages may be smaller/greater than 100%.
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| 44.1 bn USD of services exported in 2023 | |
| 44.50% | |
| 15.68% | |
| Personal travelPersonal travel | 12.55% |
| OtherOther | 68.92% |
| Business travelBusiness travel | 3.13% |
| 15.40% | |
| 13.22% | |
| 2.59% | |
| 2.44% | |
| 2.10% | |
| 2.09% | |
| 1.95% | |
| 0.03% | |
| 82.4 bn USD of services imported in 2023 | |
| 25.85% | |
| 23.90% | |
| 17.63% | |
| Personal travelPersonal travel | 12.81% |
| OtherOther | 58.47% |
| Business travelBusiness travel | 4.82% |
| 14.19% | |
| 7.66% | |
| 3.64% | |
| 3.54% | |
| 2.74% | |
| 0.84% | |
| n/a% | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, 2026. Because of rounding, the sum of the percentages may be smaller/greater than 100%.
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