Brazilian industry holds its positions in global production and export rankings

Brazil’s manufacturing industry posted stable results in 2024, even amid an international environment marked by escalating global geopolitical tensions. The Industry in the World study, produced by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and released this Wednesday (4), shows that Brazil maintained its positions in the global rankings for exports and industrial production. This outcome is considered positive given the uneven performance observed across several major economies.

The survey used data from UN Comtrade and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), collected in December 2025.

In exports, Brazil preserved a 0.92% share of the global market, repeating its 2023 performance and securing, for the third consecutive year, 30th place in the global ranking. In production, despite a minimal decline of 0.01 percentage points, Brazil’s share reached 1.17%, enough to keep the country in 15th place among the world’s largest manufacturing producers, according to UNIDO data.

Constanza Negri, CNI’s Manager of Trade and International Integration, says the figures demonstrate the resilience of the manufacturing industry in a challenging external environment. “Export growth in 2024 occurred despite falling international prices, which indicates a significant increase in exported volumes. However, this did not translate into a relative change in position in the ranking of the main manufacturing producers and exporters,” she notes.

The study also shows that Brazil’s manufacturing output grew by 2.3% in 2024, driven by the recovery in domestic demand and the acceleration of industrial activity throughout the year. Even so, the country’s share of global output remains under pressure due to a long-term trend of relative decline since the 1990s.

The outlook was more favorable in foreign trade. Brazilian exports of manufactured goods grew by 2.7% in 2024, reversing the decline recorded the previous year and surpassing the growth of global manufactured exports, which increased by 2.1%. The result was supported by an improvement in the global economic cycle, with easing inflation and less restrictive monetary conditions, which boosted external demand.

Brazil was one of the few economies with a stable export share

Brazil stood out as one of the few economies that maintained a stable share of global exports relative to 11 selected trading partners, alongside the United States. This performance contrasts with countries such as Germany, Japan, and Spain, which lost market share during the period.

Globally, China remained the leader, increasing its share of both exports and industrial production. In 2024, the Asian powerhouse accounted for 17.4% of global manufacturing exports—more than double the United States’ share of 7.9%, which ranked second.

Source: CNI

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