Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Brazil
Brazil: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 32.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Brazil is 32.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Brazil peaked at 48.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 77th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.9% | — |
| 1991 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -6.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 32.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 32.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 37.9% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 40.2% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 35.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.4% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 102.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 53.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Brazil?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Brazil was 32.4% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.