today plate 170 · new routes · 2025 data

China now buys more from Brazil than from Germany

  • $116.2bn China's imports from Brazil in 2025, up from $51.7bn in 2014. Brazil moved ahead of Germany in 2023.
  • $92.9bn China's imports from Germany in 2025, down from a peak of $119.5bn in 2021.
  • 25% How much more China bought from Brazil than from Germany in 2025, by China's own customs figures.
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