Brazil’s trade surplus widened 23.8% year-on-year to $7.39 billion in August 2026, above forecasts of $7.14 billion. Exports increased 12.2% to $33.16 billion, with agricultural exports rising 11.4%, extractive industry exports gaining 16.4%, and manufacturing exports increasing 10.2%. Export growth was mainly driven by higher sales of live animals, unroasted coffee, and soybeans in agriculture; copper ores and concentrates, nickel ores and concentrates, and crude petroleum in extractive industries; and poultry meat, soybean meal and other animal feed, and fuel oils in manufacturing. Imports rose 9.2% to $25.76 billion. Agricultural imports increased 7.4%, while manufacturing imports rose 13.4%. Imports by extractive industries fell 41.3%. Trade with the EU performed strongly, with exports rising 46.4%, while the trade surplus with China and Argentina narrowed and trade with the US resulted in a deficit. source: Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior

Brazil recorded a trade surplus of 7390 USD Million in August of 2026. Balance of Trade in Brazil averaged 1286.93 USD Million from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 10977.84 USD Million in May of 2023 and a record low of -4496.46 USD Million in January of 2014. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brazil Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Brazil recorded a trade surplus of 7390 USD Million in August of 2026. Balance of Trade in Brazil is expected to be 4600.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 10000.00 USD Million in 2027 and 9800.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-06 06:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jul $7.07B $9.4B $8.4B $9.0B
2026-09-04 06:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Aug $7.39B $6.56B $7.14B $7.3B
2026-10-06 06:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Sep $7.39B $ 4.6B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 7390.00 7070.00 USD Million Aug 2026
Capital Flows -8690.00 -3427.40 USD Million Jul 2026
Crude Oil Production 4301.37 4339.79 BBL/D/1K May 2026
Current Account -8110.00 -2330.00 USD Million Jul 2026
Current Account to GDP -3.02 -3.03 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 33157.80 33723.40 USD Million Aug 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 855647.24 819469.66 USD Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 7460.00 9070.00 USD Million Jul 2026
Gold Reserves 172.44 172.44 Tonnes Jun 2026
Imports 25763.90 27158.30 USD Million Aug 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances 365.70 376.10 USD Million Jul 2026
Terms of Trade 121.50 124.31 points Aug 2026
Terrorism Index 0.91 1.43 Points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals 9287.00 6774.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Weapons Sales 153.00 112.00 SIPRI TIV Million Dec 2025


Brazil Balance of Trade
In the last few years, Brazil has been reporting trade surpluses, primarily due to high exports in the manufacturing industry (54 percent of total exports), mining (23 percent) and agricultural products (22 percent). Brazil's main imports are in the manufacturing industry (89 percent of total imports) with fuels and fertilizers comprising 18 percent of total imports. The biggest trade partners are: China (27 percent of total exports and 22 percent of total imports), the United States (11 percent of exports and 19 percent of imports), Argentina (5 percent of exports and 5 percent of imports). Others include: the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Germany and Spain.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7390.00 7070.00 10977.84 -4496.46 1959 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Brazil Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts
Brazil’s trade surplus widened 23.8% year-on-year to $7.39 billion in August 2026, above forecasts of $7.14 billion. Exports increased 12.2% to $33.16 billion, with agricultural exports rising 11.4%, extractive industry exports gaining 16.4%, and manufacturing exports increasing 10.2%. Export growth was mainly driven by higher sales of live animals, unroasted coffee, and soybeans in agriculture; copper ores and concentrates, nickel ores and concentrates, and crude petroleum in extractive industries; and poultry meat, soybean meal and other animal feed, and fuel oils in manufacturing. Imports rose 9.2% to $25.76 billion. Agricultural imports increased 7.4%, while manufacturing imports rose 13.4%. Imports by extractive industries fell 41.3%. Trade with the EU performed strongly, with exports rising 46.4%, while the trade surplus with China and Argentina narrowed and trade with the US resulted in a deficit.
2026-09-04
Brazil Trade Surplus Misses Forecasts
Brazil's trade surplus widened 1.0% year-on-year to $7.07 billion in July 2026, below market expectations of an $8.4 billion surplus. Exports rose 6.2% to $34.12 billion. Agricultural exports increased 9.3%, led by live animals (29.9%), soybeans (17.4%), and raw cotton (27.2%). Shipments from extractive industries advanced 10.8%, supported by other crude minerals (55.5%), base metal ores and concentrates (101.5%), and crude petroleum (23.8%). Manufacturing exports rose 2.4%, boosted by pulp (30.8%), fuel oils excluding crude (63.0%), and vegetable fats and oils (149.5%). Meanwhile, imports climbed 7.6% to $27.05 billion, driven by a 31.4% increase in extractive industry purchases and a 6.9% rise in manufacturing imports, led by pharmaceuticals (44.1%), fuel oils (31.4%), and data processing equipment (216.7%).
2026-08-06
Brazil Trade Surplus Widens Sharply in June
Brazil’s trade surplus widened to USD 9.76 billion in June 2026 from USD 5.86 billion a year earlier, though it fell short of market expectations for a USD 9.9 billion surplus. Exports jumped 24.9% year-on-year to USD 36.28 billion, driven by strong gains in extractive industries (58.4%), alongside growth in manufacturing (14.7%) and agriculture (18.0%). Shipments to China rose 24.4%, while exports to the European Union and the US increased 43.0% and 3.7%, respectively, although exports to Argentina fell 18.1%. Imports climbed 14.4% to USD 26.52 billion, supported by manufacturing (14.3%) and extractive industries (25.0%), with purchases from China rising 27.1% while imports from the US declined 12.3%. In the first half of 2026, exports increased 11.5% and imports 5.1%, lifting the cumulative trade surplus to USD 42.36 billion, up 40.3% from a year earlier.
2026-07-05