Brazil vs United States: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 79.7% against 78.4% in United States, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 48.7% | 7.0% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 56.3% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 64.8% | 23.5% | United States |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 77.4% | 10.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 73.1% | 0.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 74.1% | 0.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 77.6% | 1.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 79.7% against 78.4% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Brazil and United States?
- 1.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Brazil ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th 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.