Transport services in Brazil
Brazil: Transport services was 21.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Brazil, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 21.1% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Brazil peaked at 62.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2016.
Brazil ranks 143rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.6% | — |
| 1976 | 58.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 56.6% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 53.5% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 62.4% | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 61.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 50.4% | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 62.7% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 57.2% | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +52.5% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.2% | 53.5% | 62.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 48.9% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 33.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 22.3% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 15.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 21.1% | 33.1% | 6 |
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 transport services in Brazil?
- Transport services in Brazil was 21.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for transport services?
- Brazil ranks 143rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.