Brazilian exports are set to hit a record in 2025, and Islamic countries are gaining increasing prominence in the trade agenda.
Brazilian exports reached a historic mark of US$ 348.7 billion in 2025, according to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (Secex/MDIC).
The result surpasses the previous record, registered in 2023, by approximately US$ 9 billion.
A survey organized by the Market Intelligence unit of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the MDIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade), shows that Arab countries accounted for US$ 21.34 billion of this total.
Among the main destinations are the United Arab Emirates, with US$3.78 billion (1.08% of total Brazilian exports), followed by Egypt, with
US$3.73 billion (1.07%), followed by Saudi Arabia with US$3.13 billion (0.90%). Algeria appears in fourth position with US$2.33 billion (0.67%), and Iraq closes the ranking of the five largest buyers with US$1.49 billion (0.42%).
Exports to these countries are heavily concentrated in commodities. Key products include cane or beet sugar (US$ 4.63 billion), chicken meat (US$ 3.34 billion), corn (US$ 3.07 billion), iron ore (US$ 2.64 billion), and beef (US$ 1.07 billion).
