Brazil vs China: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Brazil
0.1288 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
194th
China rank
193rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1288 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 194th and China ranks 193rd of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.0938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Brazil or China?
- China, at 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1288 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Brazil and China?
- 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 194th and China ranks 193rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.