Maritime profile: Brazil

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
214.326 Millions
1 604 581 Millions current US$
515 505 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 8 358 140 Km²
4.61 %
83 439 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
4.0 m/km²
0.000 GT
0.000 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
5 227 Thousands DWT
868 ships
14 040 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
10 376 571 TEU
26 631
28 644
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
2.71 %2.04 %1.67 %1.26 %1.04 %0.24 %0.48 %0.66 %1.63 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total1.40 %1.41 %1.30 %1.63 %1.32 %0.43 %3.64 %2.19 %0.61 %2.71 %2.04 %1.67 %1.26 %1.04 %0.24 %0.48 %0.66 %1.63 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total1.40 %1.41 %1.30 %1.63 %1.32 %0.43 %3.64 %2.19 %0.61 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+34.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
118 529
200 434
186 782
280 815
Merchandise imports
77 628
193 184
180 460
234 690
Merchandise trade balance
40 901
7 250
6 322
46 124
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %25 %25 %14 %14 %20 %20 %5 %5 %35 %35 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
87 90831 33811 8789 3167 01987 90831 33811 8789 3167 019
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+27.7 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
20.5
16.1
14.6
19.5
Travel
25.2
17.2
17.3
8.9
Other services
54.2
66.7
66.8
68.4
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
3 140
4 931
4 920
6 461
Transport services imports
5 093
11 159
10 719
10 909
Transport services trade balance
-1 953
-6 228
-5 799
-4 447
NATIONAL FLEET
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-7.2 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
4 021.0
3 406.8
3 973.9
5 227.5
Oil tankers
1 922.0
1 443.2
1 556.1
2 576.1
Bulk carriers
1 344.0
863.0
763.9
597.3
General cargo
326.0
279.1
171.4
88.6
Container ships
184.0
357.9
687.6
787.2
Other types of ships
245.0
463.6
794.9
1 178.2
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
7671940113176618401241754174112407321444133866417461337
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.3720.3670.3590.3480.3480.3450.3370.3330.3280.3270.3720.3670.3590.3480.3480.3450.3370.3330.3280.327
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
39.737.736.236.236.836.136.636.036.236.136.034.635.035.635.835.335.335.234.833.934.335.635.935.435.236.235.836.036.536.737.235.035.735.534.133.733.834.934.432.633.734.333.432.332.530.930.730.230.931.832.433.534.334.133.835.133.133.033.332.432.132.132.832.9
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
28 644
1.76
10
46 668
69 459
5 799
204 014
Liquid bulk carriers
6 860
1.69
10
40 329
70 789
..
170 611
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
1 279
1.57
11
11 023
11 938
..
48 654
Liquefied natural gas carriers
83
2.08
7
109 852
87 874
..
149 367
Dry bulk carriers
10 368
2.88
9
46 159
84 667
..
204 014
Dry breakbulk carriers
1 868
2.69
13
25 118
36 933
..
84 503
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
695
..
15
54 478
20 435
..
72 700
Container ships
7 284
0.85
11
63 542
..
5 799
119 441
Passenger ships
207
..
12
51 673
..
..
153 516
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
34.332.328.928.929.229.229.429.129.629.529.529.529.930.427.026.125.220.219.819.819.921.922.021.021.020.619.820.020.524.321.827.029.429.527.524.725.625.924.026.126.025.123.322.522.822.822.221.921.722.621.220.420.021.820.420.320.220.920.919.019.118.919.519.832.731.029.329.329.629.029.029.029.028.928.327.327.127.125.425.328.829.230.529.626.729.625.724.825.125.724.623.724.324.424.525.325.725.625.220.620.319.819.218.218.518.622.621.221.018.719.118.718.718.416.817.016.714.112.434.232.230.630.630.630.630.530.730.730.730.929.529.829.629.429.529.930.031.230.430.429.829.830.529.930.229.729.929.629.230.026.821.922.426.026.226.026.426.625.025.225.226.025.925.123.123.322.522.622.823.222.222.123.323.426.222.822.422.723.122.322.823.323.535.633.831.932.132.332.232.231.031.131.131.029.529.630.230.129.929.930.129.929.028.828.929.329.028.329.329.529.629.829.528.327.228.028.326.325.524.826.025.924.023.823.823.423.823.620.921.121.822.322.522.021.221.621.320.922.618.018.319.719.021.621.822.422.239.337.536.035.936.135.836.535.835.735.835.634.034.735.134.834.734.334.934.433.433.834.635.035.034.535.535.235.436.036.136.334.035.235.033.632.833.334.434.232.833.534.033.631.932.130.330.229.830.331.531.433.033.833.232.733.831.231.131.231.130.930.631.431.1
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2020.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 20 October 2022