Brazil sets export, import and trade flow records in September and year to date

In September 2025, exports totaled US$30.5 billion, and imports totaled US$27.5 billion, resulting in a positive balance of US$3.0 billion and a trade flow of US$57.9 billion. For the year, exports totaled US$257.8 billion and imports totaled US$212.3 billion, resulting in a positive balance of US$45.5 billion and a trade flow of US$470.1 billion.

These results, presented on Monday (10/6) by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (Secex/MDIC), show that Brazil set records for exports, imports, and trade flow not only in September but also in the accumulated result for 2025.

Monthly Trade Balance – Consolidated Data – September/2025

For exports, comparing September 2025 (US$30.53 billion) with September 2024 (US$28.47 billion), there was a 7.2% growth. Imports increased 17.7% when comparing September 2025 (US$27.54 billion) with September 2024 (US$23.39 billion).

Thus, in September 2025, the trade flow totaled US$58.07 billion, with a balance of US$2.99 billion. Compared to September 2024, the trade flow grew by 12.0%.

In the year-to-date comparison, exports between January and September 2025 (US$257.79 billion) and the same period in 2024 (US$255.01 billion) grew 1.1%. Imports increased 8.2%, from US$196.3 billion in January–September 2024 to US$212.31 billion in January–September 2025.

Finally, the trade flow totaled US$470.11 billion, representing a 4.2% increase compared to the same period last year.

Exports and Imports by Sector

In September 2025, compared with the same month last year, the performance of export sectors was as follows: an increase of US$1.03 billion (18.0%) in Agriculture; an increase of US$0.56 billion (9.2%) in the Extractive Industry; and an increase of US$0.42 billion (2.5%) in Manufacturing.

Compared with the same month last year, the performance of import sectors was as follows: an increase of US$0.02 billion (3.5%) in Agriculture and an increase of US$4.56 billion (21.5%) in Manufacturing; there was a decrease of US$0.4 billion (26.1%) in the Extractive Industry.

For the cumulative year-to-date period, compared with the same period last year, export sector performance was as follows: an increase of US$1.21 billion (2.1%) in Agriculture and an increase of US$4.93 billion (3.7%) in Manufacturing; there was a decrease of US$3.55 billion (5.7%) in the Extractive Industry.

Compared to the same period last year, the import sector’s performance was as follows: an increase of US$0.37 billion (8.6%) in Agriculture and an increase of US$18.48 billion (10.4%) in Manufacturing; there was a decrease of US$2.82 billion (22.1%) in the Extractive Industry.

Source: Informativo dos Portos

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