Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil
Brazil: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 44.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil stood at 44.6%.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil peaked at 46.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1962.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +18.0% |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | +114.6% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +40.8% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -27.3% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +47.5% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +54.7% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | -31.6% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | +32.1% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -31.0% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +7.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 44.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 4.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 44.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 8.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +114.6% | 1.7% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 3.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 11.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 8.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 28.2% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 41.6% | 46.6% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brazil was 44.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.