Ores and metals exports in Brazil
Brazil: Ores and metals exports was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Brazil, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.2% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Brazil peaked at 20.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1973.
That places Brazil 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.6% | — |
| 1963 | 7.2% | -16.5% |
| 1964 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 9.0% | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 8.1% | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 7.9% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 8.1% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 10.5% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | -30.3% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 8.7% | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +42.4% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | -23.9% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -39.6% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -3.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 3.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 12.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 6.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 6.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 35 Palestine, State of 14.4% compare
- 36 Seychelles 13.7% compare
- 37 Georgia 13.6% compare
- 39 Botswana 10.7% compare
- 40 Serbia 10.3% compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Brazil?
- Ores and metals exports in Brazil was 12.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1973.
- How does Brazil rank for ores and metals exports?
- Brazil ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.