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About

China-Brazil Trade: In 2023, China exported $57.5B to Brazil. The main products that China exported to Brazil were Semiconductor Devices ($4.15B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.18B), and Pesticides ($1.62B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 9.94%, from $35.8B in 2018 to $57.5B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Brazil.

Brazil-China Trade: In 2023, Brazil exported $106B to China. The main products that Brazil exported to China were Soybeans ($38.6B), Iron Ore ($20.6B), and Crude Petroleum ($20.1B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.2%,  from $65B in 2018 to $106B in 2023.

In 2023, Brazil did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 22 in total exports ($355B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $57.5B to Brazil. The main products exported from China to Brazil were Semiconductor Devices ($4.15B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.18B), and Pesticides ($1.62B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 9.94%, from $35.8B in 2018 to $57.5B in 2023.

In 2018, Brazil exported $106B to China. The main products exported from Brazil to China were Soybeans ($38.6B), Iron Ore ($20.6B), and Crude Petroleum ($20.1B). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $65B in 2023 to $106B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Brazil (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Brazil
Top Destination
China$106B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Brazil included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Brazil than China included Argentina ($17.2B), Uruguay ($3.03B), and Gibraltar ($95.1M).

Difference in imports from Brazil (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Brazil

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Machines ($24.9B), Chemical Products ($9.58B), and Metals ($5.17B).

During 2018, Brazil had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($42.9B), Vegetable Products ($42.6B), and Animal Products ($8.4B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Brazil+$767MTelephones
Top Product Potential Brazil China+$2.5BCrude 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 China and Brazil. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brazil. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Brazil indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Brazil (Flag) (2023)

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