The dollar amount for products exported from Brazil reflects a 24.2% increase compared to $280.8 billion five years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, the overall value of Brazilian exports grew by 3.5% starting from $337 billion in 202.
Brazilian exports represent roughly 1.5% of the world’s overall exported products for 2024 valued at $23.926 trillion. That percentage outpaces Brazil’s 1.4% for the prior year.
More than half (50.7%) of the revenue that Brazil collected for exports sold during 2025 came from a diverse subset of 5 trading partners namely mainland China, United States of America, Argentina, Netherlands and Spain.
Applying a continental lens, 48.9% of Brazil exports by value was delivered to Asian countries while 17.1% was sold to importers in Europe. Brazil shipped another 15.2% worth of goods to customers in North America.
Smaller percentages went to buyers located in Latin America (14%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (4.4%) then Oceania (0.4%) led by Australia, Marshall Islands and New Zealand.
Brazil’s Top 25 Trading Partners
Below is a list showcasing 25 of Brazil’s top trading partners in terms of export sales, countries that imported the most Brazilian shipments by dollar value during 2025. Also shown is each import country’s percentage of total Brazilian exports.
- mainland China: US$100 billion (28.7% of total Brazilian exports)
- United States: $38 billion (10.9%)
- Argentina: $18.1 billion (5.2%)
- Netherlands: $11.7 billion (3.4%)
- Spain: $8.8 billion (2.5%)
- Mexico: $7.7 billion (2.2%)
- Singapore: $7.4 billion (2.1%)
- Canada: $7.3 billion (2.1%)
- Chile: $7.2 billion (2.1%)
- India: $6.9 billion (2%)
- Germany: $6.5 billion (1.9%)
- Japan: $5.51 billion (1.6%)
- South Korea: $5.47 billion (1.6%)
- Italy: $5.38 billion (1.5%)
- Türkiye: $4.14 billion (1.2%)
- Indonesia: $4.14 billion (1.2%)
- United Kingdom: $4.04 billion (1.2%)
- Belgium: $4.03 billion (1.2%)
- Paraguay: $4.01 billion (1.2%)
- United Arab Emirates: $3.78 billion (1.1%)
- Vietnam: $3.76 billion (1.1%)
- Egypt: $3.73 billion (1.1%)
- Malaysia: $3.54 billion (1%)
- Uruguay: $3.51 billion (1%)
- Colombia: $3.4 billion (1%)
Nearly four-fifths (79.8%) of Brazilian exports in 2025 was delivered to the above 25 trade partners.
Posting the strongest increases buying products shipped from Brazil were customers located in Argentina (up 31.4% from 2024), India (up 30.2%), Uruguay (up 29.5%), United Kingdom (up 28.8%) and Italy (up 20.4%).
Leading the decliners were importers in Malaysia (down -17.7%), United Arab Emirates (down -16.9%), Spain (down -11.8%), Indonesia (down -7.3%) and Vietnam (also down -7.3%).
Countries Causing Brazil’s Worst Trade Deficits
As defined by Investopedia, a country whose total value of all imported goods is higher than its value of all exports is said to have a negative trade balance or deficit.
It would be unrealistic for any exporting nation to expect across-the-board positive trade balances with all its importing partners. Similarly, that export country doesn’t necessarily post a negative trade balance with each individual partner with which it exchanges exports and imports.
In 2025, Brazil incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.
- United States: -US$7.94 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2025)
- Russia: -$7.89 billion
- Germany: -$7.88 billion
- France: -$4.1 billion
- Italy: -$1.7 billion
- Sweden: -$1.6 billion
- India: -$1.5 billion
- Austria: -$1.4 billion
- Taiwan: -$1.22 billion
- Switzerland: -$1.14 billion
Among Brazil’s trading partners that cause the greatest negative trade balances, Brazilian deficits with the United States of America (up 957.8%), Taiwan (up 43.4%) and France (up 27.6%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Brazil’s competitive disadvantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Brazil to develop country-specific strategies to strengthen its overall position in international trade.
Countries Generating Brazil’s Best Trade Surpluses
Brazil earned an overall US$68.3 billion trade surplus for 2025 declining by -7.9% from its $74.2 billion positive trade balance one year earlier in 2024.
Based on Investopedia’s definition of net importer, a country whose total value of all imported goods is lower than its value of all exports is said to have a positive trade balance or surplus.
In 2025, Brazil generated the highest trade surpluses with the following countries.
- mainland China: US$29.1 billion (country-specific trade surplus in 2025)
- Netherlands: $9.4 billion
- Argentina: $5.2 billion
- Spain: $5 billion
- Singapore: $4.13 billion
- Canada: $4.11 billion
- United Arab Emirates: $3.1 billion
- Iran: $2.8 billion
- Türkiye: $2.7 billion
- Chile: $2.6 billion
Among Brazil’s trading partners that generate the greatest positive trade balances, Brazilian surpluses with Argentina (up 2,478%), Chile (up 51.2%) and Canada (up 16.4%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These positive cashflow streams clearly indicate Brazil’s competitive advantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Brazil to develop country-specific strategies to optimize its overall position in international trade.
Companies Servicing Brazilian Trading Partners
Twenty-five Brazilian corporations rank among Forbes Global 2000. Below is a sample of the major Brazilian companies that Forbes included:
- Braskem (specialized chemicals)
- BRF-Brasil Foods (food processing)
- Cosan (food processing)
- CSN (iron, steel)
- Embraer (aerospace)
- Itaúsa (industrials conglomerate)
- JBS (food processing)
- Metalurgica Gerdau (iron, steel)
- Petrobras (oil, gas)
- Vale (iron, steel)
- WEG (electrical equipment)
According to IMPORTERS.com listings for Brazilian suppliers, the following are examples of companies that ship products from Brazil to its trading partners around the globe. Shown within parenthesis are products that the Brazilian business provides.
- Alfa International (manganese ore)
- Almeida Junior Com Intl Ltda (pig iron)
- CSS Exports & Imports (beer)
- Dwd Export Ltda (slippers, flip-flops)
- Eric Phones Store (mobile phones)
- Industrias Colin SA (polyester, cotton, fiberglass)
- JS Electronics (computers, digital cameras)
- Kalam Diamond (raw diamonds)
- Kesco Ltda (rice, chicken, beef)
- MMS 2000 Import & Export Ltda (cane sugar, soyabeans)
See also Brazil’s Top 10 Major Export Companies, Brazil’s Top 10 Imports, Brazil’s Top 10 Exports and Top Brazilian Trade Balances
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on February 23, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on February 23, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on February 23, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on February 23, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on February 23, 2026
Wikipedia, Brazil. Accessed on February 23, 2026
Wikipedia, Gross domestic product. Accessed on February 23, 2026
Wikipedia, List of Companies of Brazil. Accessed on February 23, 2026
Wikipedia, Purchasing power parity. Accessed on February 23, 2026