United States (US) International Trade in Goods and Services with Brazil

In 2017, U.S. exports of goods and services to Brazil were $63.5 billion, up 17.8% from 2016, and imports from Brazil were $35.0 billion, up 8.2% from 2016. As a result, the trade surplus with Brazil increased to $28.5 billion.

In 2017, exports to Brazil accounted for 2.7% of total U.S. exports, and imports from Brazil accounted for 1.2% of total U.S. imports. Exports were led by industrial supplies and materials, which accounted for 27.8% of U.S. exports to Brazil, and imports were led by industrial supplies and materials, which accounted for 42.5% of U.S. imports from Brazil.

Millions of dollars:

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Exports	45,223	39,670	53,753	66,231	68,827	70,900	71,102	59,359	53,917	63,489
Imports	35,235	24,910	29,343	38,498	39,319	34,809	37,851	34,663	32,362	35,011
Balance	9,988	14,759	24,411	27,733	29,508	36,091	33,251	24,696	21,555	28,479

In 2017, the U.S. direct investment position in Brazil (outward) was $68.3 billion, an increase of 2.8% from 2016. In 2017, The direct investment position from Brazil in the United States (inward) was - $2.0 billion.

In 2016, Brazil-based majority-owned affiliates of U.S. Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) employed 632.00 thousand people, a decrease of 3.4% from 2015; sales were $162.7 billion, down 5.0%. U.S.-based majority-owned affiliates of Brazilian MNEs employed 74.2 thousand people in 2015, an increase of 2.1% from the previous year; sales were $48.3 billion, down 3.3%.