Brazil posts 43.8% hike in exports by 2nd week of January 2026

Brazil’s trade balance posted a surplus of USD 2.0 billion in the second week of January 2026, driven by exports totaling USD 7.2 billion and imports of USD 5.2 billion. Month to date, exports reached USD 10.0 billion, while imports stood at USD 5.9 billion, resulting in a positive balance of USD 4.1 billion.

On the export side, a comparison between the daily average through the second week of January 2026 (USD 1.7 billion) and the daily average recorded in January 2025 (USD 1.154 billion) shows growth of 43.8%. Imports moved in the opposite direction, with a 7.0% decline when comparing the daily average through the second week of January 2026 (USD 974.86 million) with that of January 2025 (USD 1.0 billion).

As a result, through the second week of January 2026, Brazil’s average daily trade flow reached USD 2.635 billion, while the average daily surplus amounted to USD 685.61 million. Compared with the daily average recorded in January 2025, total trade flow increased by 19.6%.

The preliminary partial trade balance data for the month were released on Monday (Jan. 12) by the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC).

Exports and imports by sector

In cumulative terms through the second week of January 2026, compared with the same period last year, export performance by sector based on daily averages showed an increase of USD 55.96 million (32.5%) in agriculture, USD 274.11 million (82.3%) in extractive industries, and USD 173.41 million (27.0%) in manufacturing.

On the import side, also based on daily averages and compared with the same period a year earlier, agriculture posted a decline of USD 7.32 million (26.2%), extractive industries fell by USD 17.37 million (34.6%), and manufacturing imports decreased by USD 44.64 million (4.6%).

Source: MDIC

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