Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil
Brazil: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 42.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil is 42.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil peaked at 93.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.0% | — |
| 1961 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 88.7% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 85.8% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 87.3% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 88.8% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 87.9% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 84.5% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 82.9% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 78.8% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 74.8% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 78.3% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 77.1% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 75.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 71.5% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 69.0% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 72.6% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 73.4% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 76.8% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 75.8% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 70.5% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -7.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 42.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 42.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.7% | 85.8% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.3% | 74.8% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.0% | 69.0% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 64.8% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 53.3% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 46.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.6% | 45.8% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brazil was 42.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Brazil ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.