Brazil’s Trade Flow Reaches US$ 214 Billion from January to the Second Week of May

In the second week of May 2025, Brazil’s trade balance posted a US$1.44 billion surplus, with a trade flow of US$13.6 billion, driven by US$7.5 billion in exports and US$6.1 billion in imports.

For the month to date, exports totaled US$9.9 billion, and imports reached US$7.1 billion, resulting in a positive balance of US$2.8 billion and a total trade flow of US$17 billion.

Year-to-date, up to the second week of May, exports reached US$117.2 billion, while imports totaled US$96.7 billion, leading to a trade surplus of US$20.54 billion and a cumulative trade flow of US$214 billion. The data comes from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC).

Preliminary Trade Balance – May 2025 (Partial) | 2nd Week

Monthly Comparison

Comparing the daily export average through the second week of May 2025 (US$ 1.656 billion) with the same period in May 2024 (US$ 1.438 billion), there was an increase of 15.2%. Imports also rose by 13.9%.

As a result, the daily average trade flow reached US$2.843 billion, with a surplus of US$468.54 million. Compared to May 2024, the trade flow increased by 14.7%.

Exports and Imports by Sector and Product

In the accumulated exports through the second week of May 2025 (vs. the same period in May 2024), the daily average showed:

• Agriculture: increase of US$ 56.36 million (+15.8%)
• Extractive Industry: increase of US$ 35 million (+9.5%)
• Manufacturing Industry: increase of US$ 127.1 million (+18%)

On the import side:

• Agriculture: small increase of US$ 0.4 million (+1.7%)
• Manufacturing Industry: sharp rise of US$ 195.78 million (+21.1%)
• Extractive Industry: decline of US$ 52.19 million (-61.5%)

Source: Informativo dos Portos

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