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Where does Brazil get its polyethylene? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Brazil imported $2.3 billion of polyethylene (1.9 million tonnes), 2.7% of the world total. The United States sold 71% of the total, followed by Argentina (6%) and Canada (6%). Brazil was the world’s 9th-largest importer of polyethylene.

Summary

Value
$2.3billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Share of world total
2.7%
World rank
9th
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
United States1.7Tonnes: 1,408,140USD per tonne: $1,17270.9%Sea
Argentina0.14Tonnes: 111,837USD per tonne: $1,2225.9%Land
Canada0.13Tonnes: 109,137USD per tonne: $1,2005.6%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.09Tonnes: 74,742USD per tonne: $1,2173.9%Sea
China0.04Tonnes: 31,156USD per tonne: $1,3831.9%Sea
Israel0.04Tonnes: 26,811USD per tonne: $1,3361.5%Sea
South Korea0.03Tonnes: 21,095USD per tonne: $1,6581.5%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.02Tonnes: 7,901USD per tonne: $2,7310.93%Sea
Egypt0.02Tonnes: 16,195USD per tonne: $1,1360.79%Sea
Germany0.02Tonnes: 8,369USD per tonne: $2,1770.78%Sea
Norway0.02Tonnes: 5,863USD per tonne: $2,9050.73%Sea
Luxembourg0.02Tonnes: 5,630USD per tonne: $2,9810.72%Sea
Spain0.02Tonnes: 10,875USD per tonne: $1,4570.68%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.01Tonnes: 10,625USD per tonne: $1,2420.57%Sea
France0.01Tonnes: 6,970USD per tonne: $1,7850.53%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 5,343USD per tonne: $1,8290.42%Sea
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 4,419USD per tonne: $1,6380.31%Sea
Sweden0.01Tonnes: 4,099USD per tonne: $1,7200.3%Sea
Colombia0.01Tonnes: 5,142USD per tonne: $1,1210.25%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 3,062USD per tonne: $1,8630.24%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2009

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

  • United States 1.7
  • Argentina 0.14
  • Canada 0.13
  • Saudi Arabia 0.09
  • China 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.071.7
Argentina0.020.14
Canada< 0.010.13
Saudi Arabia00.09
China00.04

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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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