The petrochemical industry in Brazil has maintained a negative trade balance in recent years, with imports exceeding exports. According to the most recent data available, in 2021 the sector's imports amounted to 18.53 billion U.S. dollars, while exports added up to 5.73 billion U.S. dollars. This represents a significant increase in imports from the previous year, when they amounted to 13.12 billion U.S. dollars.
Petrochemical exports and imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Including basic petrochemical products, intermediates for plastifiers, fibers, and resins, organic products, thermoplastic and thermosetting resins, and elastomers.
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Banco do Nordeste. (December 28, 2022). Petrochemical exports and imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189260/petrochemical-industry-trade-value-brazil/
Banco do Nordeste. "Petrochemical exports and imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189260/petrochemical-industry-trade-value-brazil/
Banco do Nordeste. (2022). Petrochemical exports and imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189260/petrochemical-industry-trade-value-brazil/
Banco do Nordeste. "Petrochemical Exports and Imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189260/petrochemical-industry-trade-value-brazil/
Banco do Nordeste, Petrochemical exports and imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189260/petrochemical-industry-trade-value-brazil/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Petrochemical exports and imports in Brazil from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Banco do Nordeste, December 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189260/petrochemical-industry-trade-value-brazil/
