Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil
Brazil: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil peaked at 17.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1961.
That places Brazil 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.8% | -64.8% |
| 1962 | 8.2% | +195.1% |
| 1963 | 8.9% | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 12.1% | +35.2% |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -34.5% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 5.3% | -28.6% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | -38.2% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +53.3% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +6.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 66% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +195.1% | 2.8% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 2.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 110 Romania 11.3% compare
- 111 Serbia 11.1% compare
- 112 Antigua and Barbuda 11.0% compare
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% compare
- 115 Seychelles 10.5% compare
- 116 Aruba 10.4% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Brazil was 10.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Brazil ranks 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.