Brazil Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

7,080

Units In

USD Million

5,710

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 04, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
11,346.72 May 2023	-4,496.45 Jan 2014	1,205.36 USD Million	1959-2025	N/A

From 2001 to 2012 and 2015 to 2017 Brazil has reported trade surpluses, primarily due to high export of mining and agricultural products. In 2018, the biggest trade surpluses were reported with China, the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, Iran and Spain while the largest trade deficits were recorded with Germany, South Korea, Russia, Switzerland Algeria and France.

Latest Updates

Brazil posted a trade surplus of USD 7.07 billion in July 2025, up from June’s USD 5.89 billion and above market expectations of USD 5.6 billion. Exports rose 4.8% year-on-year to USD 32.31 billion, driven by a 7.4% increase in manufacturing, a 3.6% gain in extractive industries, and a marginal 0.3% rise in agriculture. Imports climbed 8.4% to USD 25.24 billion, led by an 11.1% increase in manufacturing and a 3.8% rise in agriculture, while extractive industry imports dropped 29.2%. Among key trading partners, exports to Argentina surged 42.4% while imports fell 8.0%, generating a surplus of USD 560 million. Exports to China, Hong Kong, and Macau declined 2.7%, while imports rose 8.0%, producing a surplus of USD 3.99 billion. Sales to the US increased 3.8%, but were outpaced by an 18.2% rise in imports, resulting in a deficit of USD 560 million. Cumulatively, from January to July 2025, exports edged up 0.1% while imports jumped 8.3%, leading to a trade surplus of USD 36.98 billion.