Brazil vs OECD members: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Brazil
- OECD members
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 79.7% against 70.6% in OECD members, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 51.9% | 3.8% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 56.6% | 3.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 60.9% | 19.6% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 73.7% | 6.8% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 71.3% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 69.4% | 4.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 70.4% | 5.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Brazil or OECD members?
- Brazil, at 79.7% against 70.6% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Brazil and OECD members?
- 9.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD members?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and OECD members rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Brazil ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 9th 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.