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Brazil (BRA) and Saudi Arabia (SAU) Trade

2022

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Exports $2.92BRnk 30 / 223

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Brazil-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $2.92B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Brazil exported to Saudi Arabia were Poultry Meat ($847M), Raw Sugar ($416M), and Corn ($358M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.078%, from $2.91B in 2017 to $2.92B in 2022.

In 2022, Brazil did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Brazil Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $4.78B to Brazil. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Brazil were Crude Petroleum ($2.8B), Refined Petroleum ($689M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($665M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 21%, from $1.84B in 2017 to $4.78B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

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Overview In October 2024, Brazil exported $245M and imported $303M from Saudi Arabia, resulting in a negative trade balance of $58.2M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of Brazil have increased by $12.8M (5.49%) from $232M to $245M, while imports increased by $110M (56.9%) from $193M to $303M.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of Brazil to Saudi Arabia were Poultry Meat ($77.6M), Corn ($53.8M), Wheat ($45.8M), Raw Sugar ($22.7M), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($9.72M). In October 2024 the top imports of Brazil from Saudi Arabia were Crude Petroleum ($163M), Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($27M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($22.7M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($18M), and Propylene Polymers ($9.09M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of Brazil were mainly from São Paulo ($81.9M), Mato Grosso ($46.3M), Santa Catarina ($29.4M), Minas Gerais ($21.6M), and Paraná ($16.6M), while imports destinations were mainly Rio de Janeiro ($149M), Rio Grande do Sul ($61.8M), Paraná ($32.2M), Pernambuco ($24.8M), and Santa Catarina ($12.8M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in Brazil's year-by-year exports to Saudi Arabia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Poultry Meat ($46.6M or 150%), Corn ($32.9M or 158%), and Raw Sugar ($7.07M or 45.2%). In October 2024, the increase in Brazil's year-by-year imports from Saudi Arabia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($20.8M or 1.11k%), Raw Aluminium ($1.25M or 16.4%), and Oxygen Amino Compounds ($1.03M or 289%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Value

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$12.8M(5.49%)

IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$110M(56.9%)

MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)São Paulo$81.9M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Brazil. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Brazil over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2022, Brazil exported $2.92B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Brazil to Saudi Arabia were Poultry Meat ($847M), Raw Sugar ($416M), and Corn ($358M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.078%, from $2.91B in 2017 to $2.92B in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $4.78B to Brazil. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Brazil were Crude Petroleum ($2.8B), Refined Petroleum ($689M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($665M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 21%, from $1.84B in 2022 to $4.78B in 2017.

Exports from Brazil () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Brazil () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Brazil
Top DestinationChina$90.1B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than Saudi Arabia included China ($90.1B), Argentina ($15.4B), and United States ($36.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Brazil included India ($46.2B), Japan ($36.5B), and South Korea ($36B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Brazil () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Brazil - Saudi Arabia

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Section

HS2

HS4

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Year

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

During 2022, Brazil had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Animal Products ($1.06B), Vegetable Products ($891M), and Foodstuffs ($639M).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.53B), Chemical Products ($873M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($265M).

Potential Exports

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

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Top Product Potential Brazil Saudi Arabia+$62.1MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Brazil+$555MRefined 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

Year

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

Product Space of Brazil () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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