Trade Balance Posts Surplus of $2.6 Billion Through the Third Week of January 2025

As of the third week of January 2025, Brazil’s trade balance recorded exports totaling $15.7 billion and imports of $13.1 billion, resulting in a positive balance of $2.6 billion. In the third week alone, the surplus reached $1.4 billion, with exports amounting to $6.4 billion and imports at $5.1 billion. By the third week of January 2025, the daily average trade flow reached $2.403 billion, with the daily average surplus at $212.71 million. Compared to the daily average in January 2024, this represents a 12% increase in total trade flow.

For exports, the daily average through the third week of January 2025 ($1.3 billion) showed a 7.8% increase compared to January 2024 ($1.2 billion). Imports also saw significant growth, with the daily average rising by 17.5%, from $932 million in January 2024 to $1.1 billion in January 2025.

The Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services (Secex/MDIC) released these and other results on Monday (January 20).

Breaking down exports by sector, the daily average through the third week of January 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 showed the following performance: a decline of $6.06 million (-3.2%) in agriculture; an increase of $37.24 million (10.0%) in extractive industries; and a rise of $61.31 million (9.5%) in manufactured products.

For imports during the same period, the daily average by sector showed the following growth compared to January 2024: an increase of $9.17 million (39.4%) in agriculture, a rise of $15.51 million (28.2%) in extractive industries, and an increase of $137.08 million (16.2%) in manufactured products.

Source: Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services from Brazil

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