Food imports in Brazil
Brazil: Food imports was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Brazil, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Brazil is 5.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Brazil peaked at 24.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2005.
Brazil ranks 189th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food imports in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.9% | — |
| 1963 | 17.1% | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 24.1% | +41.3% |
| 1965 | 19.8% | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 20.0% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 16.4% | -18.1% |
| 1969 | 13.9% | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -21.6% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +42.8% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -30.5% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | +27.5% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | +49.7% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -19.0% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +70.1% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -46.8% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 13.9% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 6.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Brazil?
- Food imports in Brazil was 5.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for food imports?
- Brazil ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). 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.