| Brazil is one of the leading developing countries, one | | | | 5.3% and 4% of Brazil's total exports, respectively. |
| of the four emerging markets comprising the | | | | Brazil has a very strong industrial base. It exports not |
| B-R-I-Cs (i.e., Brazil, Russia, Indian and China). Its | | | | only natural resources and agricultural products, but |
| economy has overall proved to be resilient during the | | | | also industrial and commercial products. At the top of |
| global economic crisis. Nevertheless, Brazil did not | | | | the list are natural resources (like iron ore)) and |
| escape the crisis unscathed. According to Brazil's | | | | agricultural products (like soy beans, coffee and |
| Ministry of Development, Industry & Commerce, | | | | sugar). However, moving down the list, their |
| Brazil's exports decreased nearly 25% from 2008 | | | | manufactured products include vehicle parts, airplanes, |
| (US$198 billion) to 2009 (US$153 billion), and its | | | | petrochemical products and ethanol. |
| imports likewise decreased about 25% during that | | | | Meanwhile, in regards to imports, both the United |
| period from US$173 billion to US$127 billion. | | | | States and China again are the top two countries |
| In 2009, for the first time, China became the largest | | | | that export to Brazil. The United States is the top |
| importer of Brazilian products, replacing the United | | | | country (comprising 15.7% of Brazil's imports) and |
| States. Although exports decreased by about 20% | | | | China came in second place in 2001 (comprising |
| from 2008 to 2009 due to the global economic crisis, | | | | 12.5%). Both countries decreased exports to Brazil by |
| exports to China increased by over 20% from during | | | | 20% from 2008 to 2009. Rounding up the top five |
| that period (comprising 10.2% of Brazil's total | | | | countries are Argentina, Germany and Japan, |
| exports). Meanwhile exports to the United States | | | | comprising 8.8 %, 7.7% and 4.2% of Brazil's total |
| decreased by nearly 40%, comprising 10.2% of | | | | imports, respectively. Imported products include |
| Brazil's total exports. The remaining countries rounding | | | | passenger cars, medicines, vehicle parts, potassium |
| up the top five export markets in 2009 were | | | | chloride, engines and machines. |
| Argentina, Holland and Germany, comprising 8.4%, | | | | |