Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Santa Catarina. In January 2023 Santa Catarina was the number 10 in total exports and the number 2 in total imports in Brazil.

Exports In 2022, Brazil's Santa Catarina exported $12B, making it the 10th largest exporter out of the 27 exporters in Brazil. In 2022 the top exports of Santa Catarina were Meat and edible offal: of fowls... ($1.53B), Swine cuts, frozen nes ($1.31B), Soya beans: other than seed, whether... ($642M), Parts for diesel and semi-diesel engines ($529M), and AC motors, multi-phase, of an output... ($380M).

Imports In 2022, Brazil's Santa Catarina imported $29B, making it the 2nd largest importer out of the 27 importers in Brazil. In 2022 top imports of Santa Catarina were Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes... ($1.2B), Urea, including aqueous solution in packs... ($775M), Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or... ($514M), Static converters, nes ($415M), and Photosensitive/photovoltaic/LED semiconductor devices ($294M).

Economic Complexity In 2020, the highest complexity exports of Santa Catarina according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Pig Meat (0.76), Preserved Meat (0.2), Gelatin (0.06), Poultry Meat (-0.076), and Kraft Paper (-0.27). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Top Destination (2022): United States, $2.15B

Top Product (2022): Meat and edible offal: of fowls..., $1.53B

In 2022 the top export destinations of Santa Catarina were United States ($2.15B), China ($1.64B), Argentina ($820M), Chile ($605M), and Mexico ($493M).

In 2022 the top exports of Santa Catarina were Meat and edible offal: of fowls... ($1.53B), Swine cuts, frozen nes ($1.31B), Soya beans: other than seed, whether... ($642M), Parts for diesel and semi-diesel engines ($529M), and AC motors, multi-phase, of an output... ($380M).

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Exports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Jan 2022 - Jan 2023)

Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Jan 2022 - Jan 2023)

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Top Origin (2022): China, $11.5B

Top Import (2022): Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes..., $1.2B

In 2022 the top import origins of Santa Catarina were China ($11.5B), Chile ($1.91B), United States ($1.83B), Argentina ($1.8B), and Germany ($1.15B).

In 2022 the top imports of Santa Catarina were Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes... ($1.2B), Urea, including aqueous solution in packs... ($775M), Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or... ($514M), Static converters, nes ($415M), and Photosensitive/photovoltaic/LED semiconductor devices ($294M).

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Imports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Import Origins (Jan 2022 - Jan 2023)

Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Jan 2022 - Jan 2023)

Economic Complexity

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Economic Complexity of Santa Catarina

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Economic Complexity (2022): -0.0034

Santa Catarina ranks 3rd out of the 27 states in Brazil according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

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Economic Complexity Ranking

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The economic complexity of a territory can change year to year. Santa Catarina it is in position 3rd considering its ECI in the last year.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

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The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Santa Catarina already has a comparative advantage, are led by Bovine Meat (0.16), Aluminium Cans (0.16), Metal Stoppers (0.16), Plastic Building Materials (0.16), and Processed Cereals (0.16).

Most Complex Products by PCI

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The highest complexity exports of Santa Catarina according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Pig Meat (0.76), Preserved Meat (0.2), Gelatin (0.06), Poultry Meat (-0.076), and Kraft Paper (-0.27). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

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The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Poultry Meat (121.3), Leather of Other Animals (109.6), Gelatin (108.5), Pig Meat (68.0), and Chlorates and Perchlorates (62.1).

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Santa Catarina is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

Relatedness Space

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This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Santa Catarina. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Santa Catarina exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.