Service exports hit record and reach US$ 51.8 billion in 2025

Brazilian service exports reached a record US$ 51.83 billion in 2025, of which 65% corresponded to digital services. The figure comes from the Brazilian Foreign Trade in Services in Numbers Panel (ComexVis Serviços), launched last Wednesday (28) by the Ministry of Trade and Development. 

The tool brings together new and interactive statistical data on Brazil’s and the world’s international service transactions. Unlike the trade balance, which reflects exports and imports of goods, Brazil previously lacked detailed statistics for services trade.

Although service transactions are included in the external accounts compiled monthly by the Banco Central do Brasil, the data have been released only in aggregated form, without detailed breakdowns.

The figures presented in the panel are based on primary data from the Central Bank and now form part of the official statistics released by International Trade Secretariat (Secex). ComexVis Serviços also joins the ministry’s digital ecosystem, which includes tools such as Comex Stat and Comex Vis, offering charts, indicators, and interactive analyses.

Developed by Secex, the panel aims to increase transparency, improve public debate, and strengthen policymaking focused on enhancing the competitiveness of Brazil’s services sector in international markets. The platform allows users to check updated export and import values, track historical trends, and analyze distribution by sector and trading partners.

According to Vice President and MDIC Minister Geraldo Alckmin, the initiative responds to growing demand for structured information about the sector. He noted that services are an increasingly important frontier of foreign trade and that about 40% of the value added in Brazil’s manufactured exports consists of embedded services, according to data from the Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico.

“The platform meets the demand for comparable and accessible data on international trade,” Alckmin said in a statement.

According to Secex, the initiative helps expand knowledge about the sector and supports businesses. By presenting information in a simple and visual way, the panel enables governments, companies, and associations to identify business opportunities and strengthen the promotion of services trade.

Dependence on foreign capital

Despite record service exports in 2025, Brazil still runs a chronic deficit in this sector’s balance. Last year, the country imported US$ 104.77 billion in services, resulting in a negative balance of US$ 52.94 billion. Combined with high levels of profit remittances abroad, Brazil closed the year with a US$ 68.791 billion deficit in its external accounts.

The external accounts deficit would have been roughly double if not for the US$ 68.293 billion trade surplus recorded last year. In practice, gaps in external accounts indicate reliance on financial inflows, such as stock market investments and foreign direct investment (FDI), to balance payments, build international reserves, and prevent currency depreciation.

Last year, the external deficit was more than offset by foreign direct investment totaling US$ 77.676 billion, the best result since 2014. Increased service exports could help reduce Brazil’s dependence on external capital.

Source: Agência Brasil

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