Brazil imported US$240.8 billion worth of products sourced from around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount reflects a 35.8% increase compared to $177.3 billion five years earlier during 2019. Year over year, the overall cost of goods imported into Brazil retreated by -11.7% from $272.7 billion in 2022. Based on the average exchange rate for 2023, the Brazilian real has … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Top 10 Imports
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Brazil’s Top 10 Exports
The largest country by population and land area within both South America and Latin America, Brazil shipped US$339.7 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount results from a 51.6% acceleration compared to $224 billion five years earlier in 2019. Year over year, the overall value of Brazilian exports rose 1.6% from $334.5 billion in … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Top 10 Exports
Ecuador’s Bananas Exports by Country
Blessed with plantations located in the northwestern part of South America, Ecuador is the world’s number one exporter of bananas including plantains. During 2022, Ecuador exported US$3.52 billion worth of bananas delivered to 71 countries worldwide. That dollar amount reflects an 8.8% increase compared to 2018 and a flatlining 0.7% upturn from 2021 to 2022. The latest … [Read more...] about Ecuador’s Bananas Exports by Country
Major Exports by Continent
By value, almost four-fifths (78.8%) of all globally exported products during 2022 originated from suppliers in Asia and Europe. A large portion of Asia’s major exports are electronics circuits including related components, petroleum oils and gases, and mobile phones. Leading exported goods from Europe are cars, refined petroleum oils, and medication mixes in dosage. Listed … [Read more...] about Major Exports by Continent
Top Brazilian Trade Balances
Brazil’s overall trade surplus for all products equaled US$50.9 billion in 2020, up by 2,127% from its $2.3 billion surplus in 2013. Year over year, the $50.9 billion in black ink for 2020 reflects a 9.1% increase from the $46.7 billion surplus that Brazil generated one year earlier in 2019. Products including soya beans, iron, crude oil, sugar and frozen beef were major … [Read more...] about Top Brazilian Trade Balances