Brazil vs European Union: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Brazil
- European Union
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 79.7% against 70.7% in European Union, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and European Union ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and European Union in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 51.1% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 55.2% | 4.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 58.4% | 17.1% | European Union |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 72.7% | 5.8% | European Union |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 71.4% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 69.4% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 70.6% | 5.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Brazil or European Union?
- Brazil, at 79.7% against 70.7% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Brazil and European Union?
- 9.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and European Union?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and European Union rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Brazil ranks 9th and European Union ranks 8th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.