Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brazil
Brazil: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 56.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brazil, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brazil stood at 56.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brazil peaked at 89.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.9% | — |
| 1961 | 89.1% | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 83.0% | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 82.2% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 76.8% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 73.0% | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 81.8% | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 83.3% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 82.7% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 84.5% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 87.1% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 86.3% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 77.6% | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 75.3% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 67.4% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 65.1% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 67.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 63.6% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 62.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | +27.4% |
| 1987 | 72.3% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 72.8% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 56.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 56.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +27.4% | 58.2% | 74.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.7% | 73.0% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.5% | 67.4% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 57.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 71.6% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 59.0% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.3% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.2% | 56.6% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Brazil?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brazil was 56.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Brazil ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.