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Statistical data (Brazil)

Economic Indicators

 2019(a)2020(a)2021(b)2022(c)
Population (million)210.1211.8213.3214.8
GDP (US$ billion)1,877.51,444.51,633.61,780.1
Real GDP growth rate (%)1.4-4.15.01.2
Total exports (US$ million)225,800210,707283,255294,515
Total imports (US$ million)-199,253-178,337-218,538-239,696
Consumer Price Index (%)4.34.58.54.1
Current account balance (US$ million)-65,030-25,9248,759-8,720
Exchange rate (Brazilian Real BRL : USD)4.04.55.25.2

Remarks: (a) actual value; (b) estimated value of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU); (c) estimates of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Source: Country Report Oct 2021 (Brazil) by British Economist Intelligence Unit

Main export and import destinations of goods

Main export destinations (2021)Proportion in total exports of goods (%)
China31.3
USA11.2
Argentina4.2
The Netherlands3.3
Others50.0
Main Source of import (2021)Proportion in total imports of goods (%)
China21.7
USA18.1
Argentina5.4
Germany5.2
Others49.6

Source: International Trade Center (ITC)

Major import and export goods

Major exports (2021)Proportion in total exports of goods (%)
Ores, slag and ash17.35
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder13.94
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes13.66
Meat and edible Meat offal6.49
Others48.56
Major imports (2021)Proportion in  imports of goods (%)
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxesNuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical13.86
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical13.38
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles.12.59
Fertilisers6.91
Others53.26

Source: International Trade Center (ITC)

Statistics on Trade in Services

Main Export of Services (2021)Proportion in total exports of services (%)
Other business services46.8
Transportation19.5
Tourism8.9
Other24.8
Main Import of Services (2021)Proportion in total imports of services (%)
Other Business Service35.5
Transportation21.7
Telecommunications: Computer & Information Services12.9
Other29.9

Remarks:The above content is the estimated data of UNCTAD, WTO and ITC.

Source:International Trade Centre (ITC)

Statistics on the trade in goods between Mainland China and Brazil (Thousand US dollars)

YearTotal tradeTotal exports value *Total imports value **
2022171,492,01461,969,971109,522,043
2021164,063,19453,614,093110,449,101
2020 119,040,32134,956,52584,083,796
2019115,341,69835,543,89979,797,799
2018111,18082633,668,77777,512,049

Remarks: * Value of goods exported to Brazil from Mainland China; **Value of goods imported from Brazil to Mainland China
Source of Data: General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

Statistics of trade in goods between Macao and Brazil (US$) (USD 1» MOP 8)

YearTotal tradeTotal exports value *Total imports value**
202297,156,23588,47897,067,757
202155,855,306167,83955,687,467
2020 54,421,509192,95654,228,553
201964,875,02764,94364,810,084
201857,363,8705,04257,358,828

Remarks: * Value of goods exported to Brazil from Macao; **Value of goods imported from Brazil to Macao.
Source of Data: Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Macao SAR Government

 
Sources:

  • Country (region) guide for foreign investment cooperation (Brazil) by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
  • “2020 Statistical Bulletin of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment” by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
  • General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
  • Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil
  • SinoMaps Press
  • Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Macao SAR Government
  • International Trade Center (ITC)
  • Country Report Oct 2021 (Brazil) by the British Economist Intelligence Unit
  • 2021 World Investment Report by the UNCTAD

Updated in February 2023.