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Where does Brazil get its cars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Brazil imported $8.5 billion of cars (576 thousand tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. Its main sources were China (40%), Argentina (26%) and Mexico (9%). Brazil was the world’s 23rd-largest importer of cars.

Summary

Value
$8.5billion
Tonnes
576thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
23rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China3.4Tonnes: 258,354USD per tonne: $13,05439.6%Sea
Argentina2.2Tonnes: 161,132USD per tonne: $13,88926.3%Land
Mexico0.78Tonnes: 51,955USD per tonne: $14,9889.1%Sea
Germany0.59Tonnes: 23,066USD per tonne: $25,7167%Sea
United States0.3Tonnes: 13,420USD per tonne: $21,9963.5%Sea
Slovakia0.26Tonnes: 11,475USD per tonne: $22,8593.1%Sea
Thailand0.2Tonnes: 13,188USD per tonne: $15,0302.3%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.14Tonnes: 10,537USD per tonne: $13,6851.7%Sea
Hungary0.13Tonnes: 8,044USD per tonne: $16,4271.6%Sea
Japan0.13Tonnes: 9,177USD per tonne: $14,3601.6%Sea
United Kingdom0.09Tonnes: 3,479USD per tonne: $26,4901.1%Sea
South Korea0.05Tonnes: 4,185USD per tonne: $12,8300.63%Sea
Sweden0.05Tonnes: 2,638USD per tonne: $19,7170.61%Sea
Italy0.05Tonnes: 419USD per tonne: $109,7280.54%Air
South Africa0.04Tonnes: 2,392USD per tonne: $17,6820.5%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.03Tonnes: 1,545USD per tonne: $16,6340.3%Sea
Austria0.02Tonnes: 379USD per tonne: $44,8700.2%Sea
Czechia0.01Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $331,6440.15%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 275USD per tonne: $31,0930.1%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 183USD per tonne: $30,0510.06%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 3.4
  • Argentina 2.2
  • Mexico 0.78
  • Germany 0.59
  • United States 0.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.013.4
Argentina0.222.2
Mexico0.160.78
Germany0.730.59
United States0.280.3

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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