October 2011
Brazil
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  194 946 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010) 2 087 890 Merchandise  22 20
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010) 2 169 180 excluding intra-EU trade 16 14
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 47 365 Commercial services 31 17
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  2 189 excluding intra-EU trade 18 10
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   23.8
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   124 4 -1 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   109 2 -10 9
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   184 13 -11 27
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 1.022
Trade Policy Review 9, 11 March 2009 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 3.1
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 4.4
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   16
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 5 - 1
All goods   31.4   13.7 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 71
Agricultural goods (AOA)   35.4   10.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) 1
Non-agricultural goods   30.7   14.2 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   1
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 25 - 14
in agricultural goods (AOA)   2.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 12 - 3
in non-agricultural goods   28.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 2 - 2
Services sectors with GATS commitments   43 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 3 - 2
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  201 915 11 -23 32
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  191 491 20 -27 43
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    1.33 Share in world total imports  1.24
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   34.0 Agricultural products 5.9
Fuels and mining products   27.9 Fuels and mining products 19.9
Manufactures   35.2 Manufactures 74.1
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   21.8 1. European Union (27)   21.2
2. China   15.6 2. United States   15.1
3. United States   9.8 3. China   14.2
4. Argentina   9.4 4. Argentina   8.0
5. Japan   3.6 5. Korea, Republic of   4.7
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  30 294   15 -9 15
Commercial services imports (million US$)  59 745   22 -1 36
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.82   Share in world total imports 1.70
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   16.3   Transportation 19.0
Travel   19.5   Travel 27.5
Other commercial services   64.2   Other commercial services 53.5
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2008
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  234  2 217  2 451  43 762  16 324 ...  60 086