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About

Brazil-Argentina Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $15.4B to Argentina. The main products that Brazil exported to Argentina were Cars ($1.53B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.41B), and Iron Ore ($564M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Argentina have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.87%, from $17.8B in 2017 to $15.4B in 2022.

In 2022, Brazil did not export any services to Argentina.

Argentina-Brazil Trade: In 2022, Argentina exported $12.6B to Brazil. The main products that Argentina exported to Brazil were Delivery Trucks ($2.53B), Cars ($2.05B), and Wheat ($1.38B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Argentina to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 6.25%,  from $9.34B in 2017 to $12.6B in 2022.

In 2022, Argentina did not export any services to Brazil.

Comparison: In 2022,  Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.36), and 25 in total exports ($341B). That same year, Argentina ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.064), and 47 in total exports ($87.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Brazil exported $15.4B to Argentina. The main products exported from Brazil to Argentina were Cars ($1.53B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.41B), and Iron Ore ($564M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Argentina have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.87%, from $17.8B in 2017 to $15.4B in 2022.

In 2017, Argentina exported $12.6B to Brazil. The main products exported from Argentina to Brazil were Delivery Trucks ($2.53B), Cars ($2.05B), and Wheat ($1.38B). During the last 5 years the exports of Argentina to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 6.25%, from $9.34B in 2022 to $12.6B in 2017.

Exports from Brazil (Flag) to Argentina (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Argentina (Flag) to Brazil (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Brazil
Top Destination
China$90.1B
Argentina
Top Destination
Brazil$12.6B

This map shows whether countries import more from Brazil or Argentina. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Brazil and Argentina or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than Argentina included China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Netherlands ($11.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Argentina than Brazil included Ireland ($675M), Mozambique ($274M), and Nepal ($208M).

Difference in imports from Argentina (Flag) and Brazil (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Brazil - Argentina

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Brazil and Argentina by product, considering products traded by both, Brazil and Argentina.

During 2022, Brazil had a large net trade with Argentina in the exports of Transportation ($3.88B), Machines ($2.46B), and Metals ($2.01B).

During 2017, Argentina had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Transportation ($5.08B), Vegetable Products ($2.51B), and Mineral Products ($1.15B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Brazil Argentina+$230MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Argentina Brazil+$127MCrude Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Brazil and Argentina. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Brazil indicates it has a comparative advantage over Argentina. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Argentina indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brazil.

Product Space of Brazil (Flag) and Argentina (Flag) (2022)

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