MDIC data points to a 5.7% growth in exported volume, exceeding global projections, with the trade balance totaling US$629 billion in the trade chain
Brazilian exports reached an unprecedented milestone in 2025, totaling US$348.7 billion, the highest value ever recorded in history. The numbers, released this Tuesday (06) by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (Secex/MDIC), confirm that the country surpassed the old record of 2023 by US$9 billion, consolidating the last three years as the best in the historical series for national foreign trade.
Even in the face of a challenging international scenario, it registered an increase of 3.5% in value and a significant 5.7% in volume in foreign sales compared to 2024. The performance in volume draws attention as it is more than double the World Trade Organization () forecast for global growth, which was just 2.4%.
The vice-president and minister of the MDIC, celebrated the result, attributing the success to the resilience of the productive sector and government policies. “In the midst of geopolitical difficulties, we managed to conquer new markets and expand the ones we already had,” said Alckmin. He highlighted programs such as the Nova Indústria Brasil (NIB) and the Plano Brasil Soberano as vectors for increasing the productivity and competitiveness of national companies.
Widespread records and opening of markets
The dynamism of foreign trade was not restricted to sales alone. Imports also broke a record, totaling US$280.4 billion (an increase of 6.7%), which boosted the trade flow (sum of exports and imports) to an unprecedented level of US$629.1 billion. The trade surplus ended the year at US$68.3 billion, the third largest in history.
More than 40 countries registered record purchases of Brazilian products, including demanding markets such as Canada, Switzerland and Norway, as well as strategic partners such as India, Turkey and Mercosur neighbors (Paraguay and Uruguay).
Sector performance and commercial partners
The export agenda showed strength on several fronts:
Manufacturing industry: It reached a record of US$189 billion, with emphasis on vehicles, meat (beef and pork), roasted coffee and machines;
Agriculture: Green coffee broke a record value ($14.9 billion), while soybeans and cotton reached historic shipment volumes;
Extractive industry: It recorded records in the shipment of iron ore and oil;
Among the main destinations, it maintained its leadership, purchasing US$ 100 billion (+6%), driven by soybeans, meat and sugar. Sales to Argentina soared 31.4%, driven by the automotive sector. On the other hand, exports to the country fell 6.6% year-to-date, reflecting imposed tariffs, although they showed recovery in December.
The month of December 2025, alone, was also historic, recording exports of US$31 billion and a record surplus for the month of US$9.6 billion.
