In 2023, Brazil's exports to China exceeded its imports by roughly 48.3 billion U.S. dollars. In that year, the value of products exported from Brazil to the Asian country reached nearly 105 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of about 14.6 billion U.S. dollars in comparison to the previous year. Meanwhile, imports totaled approximately 56 billion U.S. dollars.

Brazil Exports to China was US$94.41 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Brazil Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

China Exports to Brazil was US$72.07 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports to Brazil - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

Key information about Brazil Total Exports to China

• Brazil Total Exports to China recorded 5.310 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with 5.500 USD bn in the previous month
• Brazil Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1981 to Feb 2025, with an averaged value of 284.664 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.964 USD bn in Mar 2023 and a record low of 3.432 USD mn in Jun 1987

CEIC extends history for monthly Total Exports to China. Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs provides Total Exports to China, FOB, in USD. Total Exports to China prior to January 1989 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Soybean exports from Brazil to China amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase of around ** percent in comparison to the previous year. China is by far the leading destination for Brazilian soybean exports, accounting for nearly ************** of the export value.

China Imports from Brazil was US$116.14 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from Brazil - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

China Export: Latin America: Brazil data was reported at 5.476 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.084 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Export: Latin America: Brazil data is updated monthly, averaging 2.305 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.918 USD bn in Aug 2024 and a record low of 87.178 USD mn in Jan 2002. China Export: Latin America: Brazil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

Exports to China in Brazil increased to 8376.20 USD Million in March from 6866.83 USD Million in February of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Exports to China.

China Export hs: Brazil: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data was reported at 0.748 USD mn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.461 USD mn for Sep 2018. China Export hs: Brazil: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data is updated monthly, averaging 0.003 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 214 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.132 USD mn in May 2018 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Feb 2016. China Export hs: Brazil: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by HS Classification: Latin America: Brazil.

China's shift to Brazilian soybeans reduces US market share, signaling trade tensions' impact on agricultural exports.

Study shows Chinese imports support 5.2 million jobs in Brazil, double those from exports, revealing deep economic ties and risks of over-reliance on a few commodities.

China Export hs: Brazil: Miscellaneous Mfg Article data was reported at 181.168 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 136.332 USD mn for May 2018. China Export hs: Brazil: Miscellaneous Mfg Article data is updated monthly, averaging 41.776 USD mn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 210 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 225.849 USD mn in Jun 2017 and a record low of 2.112 USD mn in Feb 2001. China Export hs: Brazil: Miscellaneous Mfg Article data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: Trade by HS Classification: Latin America: Brazil.

Brazil Imports from China was US$69.19 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Brazil Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

China Import: Latin America: Brazil data was reported at 5.548 USD bn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.020 USD bn for Feb 2025. China Import: Latin America: Brazil data is updated monthly, averaging 3.765 USD bn from Jan 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 291 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.399 USD bn in Aug 2021 and a record low of 80.356 USD mn in Mar 2001. China Import: Latin America: Brazil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s International Trade – Table CN.JA: USD: Trade by Country.

2746 Global exporters importers export import shipment records of Brazil to China with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

China halts soybean imports from Brazil over phytosanitary issues, impacting Brazil's top agricultural export.

These data are collected from studies looking at Chinese training courses for African officials, Chinese trade in agricultural commodities with Africa, and registered Chinese investments in Africa. These formed an important contextualisation of our research in the four case study countries which we then built upon in our fieldwork. Those final analyses and interpretations of the data are also included as data here in the form of working papers. Based on qualitative research methods, they present the reality on the ground which can often be quite different to the image presented by the raw figures, often published by government departments.The “China and Brazil in African Agriculture” (CBAA) project will explore the new development cooperation engagements in agriculture across four African countries. The project will examine the politics of aid and investment policy in China and Brazil, exploring how understandings of agricultural development are translated in aid and investment projects. The project will be carried out through an innovative international partnership connecting researchers from institutions in the UK and Africa, already linked through the IDS-led Future Agricultures Consortium, with colleagues from China and Brazil. The research will begin with a mapping phase that will generate a geo-referenced database of Chinese and Brazilian agricultural development cooperation projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This will be followed by in-depth case studies of a sample of these projects, examining the ways in which experience and expertise from China and Brazil engage with the realities of African agriculture and the perspectives of African scientists and farmers. Comparative analysis across projects, countries and types of intervention will address the question of whether a new paradigm of development cooperation is emerging, and assess the implications for the future of aid and investment policy. Data on trade were collected and aggregated from the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development website. More specifically this looked at Trade matrices by product groups in exports and imports in thousands of USD between the years 1995 and 2012. This aimed to understand which agricultural commodities were most important for our four case study countries both in terms of their exports to China and Brazil, but also in terms of imports. Data on Chinese investments in Ethiopia and Africa more generally were collected from investment agencies and Chinese state institutions. Data on Chinese training courses were sourced from the official website of the Academy for International Business Officials – a training centre that is managed by the Chinese government’s Ministry of Commerce. All of these datasets were then complemented by participant observations and semi-structured interviews with key groups and individuals. These were conducted during fieldwork over several months by our research team of roughly 25 people, spread out across the four African case study countries, as well as China and Brazil. In each case, one or more of our research partners was from the country in question and was therefore able to facilitate much better access and communicative exchanges. The aim of these qualitative research methods was not only to corroborate what we had found in the quantitative data mentioned above, but also to better understand the nature of engagements between African actors with their Brazilian or Chinese counterparts. These micro-level understandings were key to interpreting the wider political-economic trends that the data highlighted.

In 2023, the main trade partner of Brazil was China: trade between both countries exceeded 157 billion U.S. dollars. Furthermore, the South American economy registered a trade surplus of 51 billion dollars with China. The United States ranked as the second most important trade partner, although in this case Brazil had a trade deficit.

Brazil’s main exports to China in 2024, with values and top exporters.

Brazil Imports from China of Electrical, electronic equipment was US$17.75 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Brazil Imports from China of Electrical, electronic equipment - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.