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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Brazil: Mobility & Trade
How connected is a country to the rest of the world?
Brazil is placed 80th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 164.23 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 5.6 (2024).
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80th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Brazil on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
164.23
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 34th of 177 by UNCTAD
Brazil: 164.23. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in South America
- 208.26 Colombia
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 110.29 · Colombia 208.26 · France 261.03 · Guyana 43.71 · Peru 136.69 · Paraguay 8.714 · Suriname 44.83 · Uruguay 96.1 · Venezuela 38.56
5.6
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Brazil: 5.6. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in South America
- 1.5 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 6 · Colombia 6.2 · France 3.7 · Guyana 8.1 · Peru 1.7 · Suriname 3.9 · Uruguay 1.5 · Venezuela 3.8
3.2
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
Ranked 51st of 139 by World Bank Group
Brazil: 3.2. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in South America
- 3.2 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 2.8 · Bolivia 2.4 · Colombia 2.9 · France 3.9 · Guyana 2.4 · Peru 3 · Paraguay 2.7 · Uruguay 3 · Venezuela 2.3
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.23
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
Brazil: 0.23. Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in South America
- 0.35 Colombia
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 0.02 · Bolivia 0.09 · Colombia 0.35 · France 2.96 · Guyana 0.01 · Peru 0.04 · Paraguay 0.07 · Suriname 0.09
02Over time
Which way Brazil is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil rose from 160.18 in 2006 to 164.22 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2026 164.22 56.21 2025 164.23 60.84 2024 155.23 55.22 2023 134.38 54.78 2022 124.81 51.49 2021 121.05 52.64 2020 122.57 47.86 2019 118.89 51.05 2018 120.16 52.03 2017 120.34 49.87 2016 118.85 48.09 2015 126.91 49.13 2014 136.49 48.08 2013 141.73 51.32 2012 138.64 47.44 2011 154.01 50.26 2010 147.63 50.51 2009 148.37 53.04 2008 172.21 51.68 2007 166.29 55.78 2006 160.18 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil rose from 2.751 in 2007 to 3.2 in 2023; the world median went from 2.529 to 2.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2023 3.200 2.900 2018 2.986 2.706 2016 3.088 2.734 2014 2.944 2.753 2012 3.131 2.773 2010 3.198 2.746 2007 2.751 2.529 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil fell from 4.05 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2024; the world median went from 0.43 to 0.975.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2024 0.23 0.975000 2023 0.23 0.690000 2022 0.27 0.565000 2021 0.26 0.550000 2020 0.32 0.680000 2019 0.35 0.625000 2018 0.36 0.480000 2017 0.36 0.630000 2016 0.40 0.865000 2015 0.46 0.790000 2014 0.40 0.760000 2013 0.50 0.645000 2012 0.55 0.630000 2011 0.70 0.535000 2010 1.01 0.560000 2009 1.52 0.780000 2008 1.60 0.595000 2007 1.86 0.660000 2006 2.88 0.445000 2005 3.14 0.570000 2004 2.10 0.535000 2003 2.88 0.530000 2002 3.60 0.510000 2001 4.00 0.490000 2000 4.05 0.430000
03In context
Brazil beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Brazil and the countries it borders
Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 24th | 261.03 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.96 |
 Uruguay | 37th | 96.1 | 1.5 | 3 | — |
 Peru | 60th | 136.69 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.04 |
| Brazil | 80th | 164.23 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 0.23 |
 Colombia | 85th | 208.26 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 0.35 |
 Suriname | =108th | 44.83 | 3.9 | — | 0.09 |
 Argentinacompare | 116th | 110.29 | 6 | 2.8 | 0.02 |
 Venezuela | 124th | 38.56 | 3.8 | 2.3 | — |
 Paraguay | 158th | 8.714 | — | 2.7 | 0.07 |
 Guyana | 161st | 43.71 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0.01 |
 Bolivia | 164th | — | — | 2.4 | 0.09 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Brazil in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Brazil is ahead of the world, and behind
29 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Brazil does better than the middle country measured.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4263.2625.42▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 63.26 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 14th of 170 · derived.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.22.2141.2▼ Worsened since 2015
Brazil: 2.214 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 28th of 176 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47412.717.474▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 12.71 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 118 · derived.
Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2252.4233.225▲ Improved since 2016
Brazil: 2.423 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.
Position 61st of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1430.206▲ Improved since 2015
Brazil: 0.143 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 83rd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2024 · world median 0.0790.060.079▲ Improved since 2018
Brazil: 0.06 · world median 0.079 · FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.567; lower is better.
Position 57th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Brazil does worse than the middle country measured.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4568.9314.456No earlier reading
Brazil: 8.931 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 37th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.2655.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Brazil: 0.265 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 75 · derived.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,836119,6511,836Moved since 2015
Brazil: 119,651 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78813,893,9061,827,788No real change since 2014
Brazil: 13,893,906 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 13th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,4512,194,325444,451Moved since 2015
Brazil: 2,194,325 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7315,333275.73No real change since 2016
Brazil: 15,333 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269278,96612,269Moved since 2015
Brazil: 278,966 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,3231,406,299223,323Moved since 2015
Brazil: 1,406,299 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17114.836.171No real change since 2014
Brazil: 14.83 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23118.57103.23Moved since 2015
Brazil: 118.57 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.667.263.66Moved since 2012
Brazil: 7.26 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1775.8867.17Moved since 2014
Brazil: 75.88 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-1.137-0.133Moved since 2013
Brazil: -1.137 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.4031.235Moved since 2014
Brazil: 0.403 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1790.306Moved since 2015
Brazil: 0.179 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4113.5827.41Moved since 2012
Brazil: 13.58 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3417.8236.34Moved since 2015
Brazil: 17.82 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 117th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6022.3879.602Moved since 2015
Brazil: 2.387 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0890.6636.089Moved since 2015
Brazil: 0.663 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.8-30.942.8No real change since 2012
Brazil: -30.9 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6835.2979.68Moved since 2015
Brazil: 35.29 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 126th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7217.4741.72Moved since 2015
Brazil: 17.47 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 127th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2790.8695.279Moved since 2013
Brazil: 0.869 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among Brazil’s 15 topics
Mobility & Trade is Brazil’s 12th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology4th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 46th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture52nd of 1844/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions57th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 56th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing63rd of 2004/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties70th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability67th of 1864/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 72nd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality69th of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital87th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade80th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience109th of 1934/4 keys
- Peace & Security106th of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality113th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Brazil can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
United States7th4/4 keysHighest in South America
Uruguay37th3/4 keysThis page
Brazil80th4/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Brazil and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Questions
Brazil on mobility & trade: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Brazil rank on mobility & trade?
Brazil is placed 80th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time, Logistics Performance Index and ICT Goods Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for Brazil?
164.23 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.
What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for Brazil?
5.6 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.
How does Brazil compare with France on mobility & trade?
France is placed 24th of 177, and Brazil 80th. Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: France 261.03, Brazil 164.23; Container Import Dwell Time: France 3.7, Brazil 5.6; Logistics Performance Index: France 3.9, Brazil 3.2; ICT Goods Exports: France 2.96, Brazil 0.23.
How have Brazil’s mobility & trade figures changed?
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index rose from 160.18 in 2006 to 164.22 in 2026; Logistics Performance Index rose from 2.751 in 2007 to 3.2 in 2023; ICT Goods Exports fell from 4.05 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2024.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 29 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Brazil’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Brazil (banner) — Luis Rizo derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Brazil: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/brazil/mobility