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East Coast South America Top Trading Countries | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | DataLiner

Jan, 09, 2024 Posted by Gabriel Malheiros

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Check the major trading partners of the countries on the East Coast of South America in the article below, ranked in terms of international trade via containers from January to November of 2023, along with a comparison with the same period in 2022. The data was gathered by the business intelligence team at Datamar.

In the first eleven months of 2023, China was the nation that imported the most units of Brazilian containers (441,589 TEUs), a 10.2% increase over the same period in 2022. Over the same comparison frame, Brazil’s second-ranking commercial partner, the United States, received a volume 14.8% lower. Mexico, which came in third place, on the other hand, got a volume that was 14.7% higher. Check the full ranking below:

Countries Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1 1 CHINA 441.589 400.789 10.2%
2 2 UNITED STATES 351.149 412.303 -14.8%
3 3 MEXICO 136.186 118.760 14.7%
4 4 NETHERLANDS 93.476 91.393 2.3%
5 5 JAPAN 70.870 68.979 2.7%
6 6 COLOMBIA 68.857 79.611 -13.5%
7 7 INDIA 61.955 35.667 73.7%
8 8 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 56.560 50.404 12.2%
9 9 PERU 56.458 52.928 6.7%
10 10 UNITED KINGDOM 54.623 52.292 4.5%
11 11 BELGIUM 52.247 62.341 -16.2%
12 12 ITALY 51.587 51.075 1.0%
13 13 VIETNAM 51.091 60.166 -15.1%
14 14 ARGENTINA 50.821 71.331 -28.8%
15 15 SOUTH AFRICA 48.754 46.492 4.9%
16 16 SAUDI ARABIA 47.224 45.288 4.3%
17 17 GERMANY 43.951 52.576 -16.4%
18 18 TURKEY 37.974 41.878 -9.3%
19 19 CHILE 35.044 29.064 20.6%
20 20 SPAIN 34.020 37.916 -10.3%
21 21 SOUTH KOREA 33.040 35.350 -6.5%
22 22 PHILIPPINES 30.734 31.266 -1.7%
23 23 ECUADOR 28.092 24.075 16.7%
24 24 BANGLADESH 23.470 25.837 -9.2%
25 25 SINGAPORE 22.882 22.363 2.3%
26 26 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 20.314 20.039 1.4%
27 27 EGYPT 19.890 19.713 0.9%
28 28 CANADA 17.942 20.680 -13.2%
29 29 INDONESIA 17.741 23.972 -26.0%
30 30 FRANCE 16.729 20.600 -18.8%
31 31 MALAYSIA 16.387 22.146 -26.0%
32 32 YEMEN 15.724 10.635 47.8%
33 33 ANGOLA 14.134 24.108 -41.4%
34 34 PORTUGAL 13.754 14.934 -7.9%
35 35 THAILAND 13.661 15.443 -11.5%
36 36 GHANA 12.328 10.642 15.8%
37 37 PAKISTAN 12.017 24.943 -51.8%
38 38 GUATEMALA 10.391 11.256 -7.7%
39 39 IRAQ 9.981 2.557 290.4%
40 40 TAIWAN 9.716 12.917 -24.8%
41 41 AUSTRALIA 9.360 9.823 -4.7%
42 42 GUINEA 9.086 6.027 50.8%
43 43 CAMEROON 9.003 6.433 40.0%
44 44 ISRAEL 8.804 10.456 -15.8%
45 45 SWEDEN 8.659 10.803 -19.8%
46 46 KUWAIT 8.638 8.734 -1.1%
47 47 VENEZUELA 8.530 7.072 20.6%
48 48 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 8.383 15.134 -44.6%
49 49 JORDAN 8.339 8.598 -3.0%
50 50 COTE D IVOIRE 8.312 6.656 24.9%
51 OTHERS 250.360 213.605 17.2%
52 TOTAL 2.540.837 2.558.070 -0.7%

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In terms of container imports into Brazil, China ranks first, with 1,083,609 TEUs. The volume is 15% higher than the same period in 2022. The United States, ranked second, sent 3% more goods to Brazil. In the same period, German imports fell 3.3%. See more examples below:

Countries Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1 1 CHINA 1.083.609 942.096 15.0%
2 2 UNITED STATES 249.902 242.685 3.0%
3 3 GERMANY 108.739 112.401 -3.3%
4 4 BELGIUM 97.789 116.942 -16.4%
5 5 INDIA 91.733 87.888 4.4%
6 6 ITALY 80.891 81.624 -0.9%
7 7 MEXICO 63.076 65.347 -3.5%
8 8 SOUTH KOREA 56.721 59.530 -4.7%
9 9 COLOMBIA 45.212 38.940 16.1%
10 10 SPAIN 44.037 47.715 -7.7%
11 11 THAILAND 41.284 42.994 -4.0%
12 12 JAPAN 38.279 42.009 -8.9%
13 13 NETHERLANDS 36.160 39.720 -9.0%
14 14 VIETNAM 33.646 26.704 26.0%
15 15 ARGENTINA 32.504 36.568 -11.1%
16 16 TURKEY 29.811 29.795 0.1%
17 17 CHILE 23.413 23.488 -0.3%
18 18 MALAYSIA 23.108 17.256 33.9%
19 19 FRANCE 22.882 24.479 -6.5%
20 20 INDONESIA 22.188 21.653 2.5%
21 21 TAIWAN 21.472 18.474 16.2%
22 22 UNITED KINGDOM 21.270 25.880 -17.8%
23 23 PORTUGAL 20.836 23.308 -10.6%
24 24 SAUDI ARABIA 17.341 15.184 14.2%
25 25 SWEDEN 15.773 19.584 -19.5%
26 26 EGYPT 13.309 8.794 51.3%
27 27 ISRAEL 10.384 12.229 -15.1%
28 28 PERU 10.343 10.008 3.3%
29 29 CANADA 8.830 8.907 -0.9%
30 30 LATVIA 6.817 3.962 72.1%
31 31 FINLAND 6.800 6.368 6.8%
32 32 SINGAPORE 6.685 7.660 -12.7%
33 33 POLAND 6.307 7.729 -18.4%
34 34 MOROCCO 6.227 11.118 -44.0%
35 35 SOUTH AFRICA 5.825 6.566 -11.3%
36 36 NORWAY 5.203 5.620 -7.4%
37 37 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 4.883 5.584 -12.6%
38 38 DENMARK 4.751 5.470 -13.1%
39 39 URUGUAY 4.073 3.408 19.5%
40 40 PAKISTAN 3.473 2.154 61.2%
41 41 PHILIPPINES 3.447 3.393 1.6%
42 42 COSTA RICA 3.175 4.892 -35.1%
43 43 ROMANIA 3.076 3.544 -13.2%
44 44 GUATEMALA 2.893 2.939 -1.5%
45 45 CZECH REPUBLIC 2.674 2.604 2.7%
46 46 ECUADOR 2.577 2.999 -14.1%
47 47 BANGLADESH 2.572 2.099 22.5%
48 48 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2.226 16.568 -86.6%
49 49 OMAN 1.954 3.091 -36.8%
50 50 PANAMA 1.940 1.643 18.1%
51 OTHERS 24.564 24.564 0.0%
52 TOTAL 2.476.684 2.376.177 4.2%

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Plate

China leads the list of countries that received the most cargo from Argentina in 2023 (January to November), with 78,061 TEUs, a volume 15.1% higher than in the same period in 2022. In the same comparison, volumes to the United States fell by 8.9%. See more below:

Countries Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1 1 CHINA 78.061 67.810 15.1%
2 2 UNITED STATES 42.869 47.078 -8.9%
3 3 BRAZIL 33.794 37.413 -9.7%
4 4 NETHERLANDS 31.774 35.258 -9.9%
5 5 SPAIN 15.051 15.937 -5.6%
6 6 ITALY 12.689 12.323 3.0%
7 7 MEXICO 10.900 11.272 -3.3%
8 8 GERMANY 10.553 14.922 -29.3%
9 9 VIETNAM 9.669 11.566 -16.4%
10 10 BELGIUM 7.803 9.986 -21.9%
11 11 SAUDI ARABIA 7.641 9.135 -16.4%
12 12 UNITED KINGDOM 7.306 8.254 -11.5%
13 13 THAILAND 6.790 7.885 -13.9%
14 14 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6.519 9.179 -29.0%
15 15 PHILIPPINES 5.982 4.567 31.0%
16 16 TURKEY 5.928 5.111 16.0%
17 17 COLOMBIA 5.559 6.825 -18.5%
18 18 ISRAEL 5.433 5.269 3.1%
19 19 JAPAN 5.058 5.732 -11.8%
20 20 PERU 4.665 5.163 -9.6%
21 21 POLAND 4.238 4.693 -9.7%
22 22 FRANCE 4.087 4.263 -4.1%
23 23 CANADA 3.845 4.467 -13.9%
24 24 SOUTH KOREA 3.596 3.934 -8.6%
25 25 SOUTH AFRICA 3.595 6.026 -40.3%
26 26 ALGERIA 3.439 9.242 -62.8%
27 27 PORTUGAL 3.380 2.640 28.0%
28 28 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2.844 3.640 -21.9%
29 29 GREECE 2.523 2.774 -9.0%
30 30 SINGAPORE 2.496 2.666 -6.4%
31 31 AUSTRALIA 2.429 2.850 -14.8%
32 32 PANAMA 2.401 2.587 -7.2%
33 33 INDIA 2.335 2.306 1.2%
34 34 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 2.196 2.628 -16.4%
35 35 ANGOLA 2.171 1.638 32.6%
36 36 CUBA 2.035 1.073 89.7%
37 37 INDONESIA 2.029 2.852 -28.9%
38 38 VENEZUELA 1.645 1.724 -4.6%
39 39 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1.616 1.722 -6.2%
40 40 GHANA 1.599 1.510 5.9%
41 41 GUATEMALA 1.503 975 54.2%
42 42 ECUADOR 1.389 1.428 -2.7%
43 43 LITHUANIA 1.387 1.681 -17.5%
44 44 COSTA RICA 1.387 1.202 15.4%
45 45 CONGO 1.279 522 145.2%
46 46 COTE D IVOIRE 1.237 849 45.7%
47 47 ROMANIA 1.221 917 33.2%
48 48 MALAYSIA 1.215 1.186 2.4%
49 49 TAIWAN 1.188 1.573 -24.5%
50 50 DENMARK 960 1.523 -37.0%
51 OTHERS 23.932 25.744 -7.0%
52 TOTAL 405.241 433.520 -6.5%

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China leads the list of countries importing containers into Argentina with 199,741 TEUs, 1.2% less than in 2022. When comparing January/November 2023 and 2022, Argentine imports to Brazil—the country’s second trading partner—dropped by 25.8%.

Countries Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1 1 CHINA 199.741 202.254 -1.2%
2 2 BRAZIL 54.949 74.076 -25.8%
3 3 UNITED STATES 54.306 60.314 -10.0%
4 4 GERMANY 30.086 31.662 -5.0%
5 5 MEXICO 21.641 24.564 -11.9%
6 6 THAILAND 18.818 16.262 15.7%
7 7 SPAIN 17.270 18.249 -5.4%
8 8 BELGIUM 15.951 19.406 -17.8%
9 9 ITALY 15.663 18.483 -15.3%
10 10 INDIA 13.472 15.425 -12.7%
11 11 VIETNAM 6.973 4.858 43.5%
12 12 NETHERLANDS 6.894 7.270 -5.2%
13 13 SOUTH KOREA 6.678 7.969 -16.2%
14 14 COLOMBIA 6.218 7.129 -12.8%
15 15 FRANCE 5.681 6.408 -11.4%
16 16 JAPAN 5.662 6.364 -11.0%
17 17 TURKEY 4.703 7.634 -38.4%
18 18 INDONESIA 4.393 5.383 -18.4%
19 19 UNITED KINGDOM 4.376 4.946 -11.5%
20 20 SOUTH AFRICA 3.556 4.503 -21.0%
21 21 MOROCCO 3.199 2.815 13.6%
22 22 SLOVAKIA 2.348 2.082 12.8%
23 23 EGYPT 2.343 5.970 -60.8%
24 24 ISRAEL 2.238 2.548 -12.2%
25 25 SINGAPORE 2.166 2.247 -3.6%
26 26 TAIWAN 2.135 3.003 -28.9%
27 27 SWEDEN 1.891 2.417 -21.8%
28 28 CANADA 1.720 1.599 7.6%
29 29 MALAYSIA 1.628 2.782 -41.5%
30 30 ECUADOR 1.499 1.625 -7.8%
31 31 POLAND 1.325 1.487 -10.9%
32 32 SAUDI ARABIA 1.165 2.187 -46.7%
33 33 DENMARK 1.115 1.569 -28.9%
34 34 PORTUGAL 1.100 4.995 -78.0%
35 35 FINLAND 1.078 1.596 -32.5%
36 36 CZECH REPUBLIC 1.028 824 24.8%
37 37 PERU 1.003 1.299 -22.8%
38 38 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 999 1.325 -24.6%
39 39 PAKISTAN 748 867 -13.7%
40 40 ROMANIA 742 903 -17.8%
41 41 PHILIPPINES 709 989 -28.3%
42 42 PANAMA 644 632 2.0%
43 43 ALGERIA 453 332 36.4%
44 44 NORWAY 377 351 7.4%
45 45 IRELAND 241 400 -39.8%
46 46 GUATEMALA 233 115 102.6%
47 47 ESTONIA 208 324 -35.8%
48 48 CHILE 203 96 111.5%
49 49 SRI LANKA 202 246 -17.9%
50 50 EL SALVADOR 197 20 885.0%
51 OTHERS 2.645 6.869 -61.5%
52 TOTAL 534.613 597.673 -10.6%

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Uruguay and Paraguay

China is also the top destination for Paraguayan and Uruguayan exports. From January to November 2023, the two Plate countries shipped 36,739 TEUs to the Asian hegemon, a 7.9% increase over the same period in 2022. The United States, ranked second, received a volume that was 2.1% lower.

Countries Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1 1 CHINA 36.739 34.041 7.9%
2 2 UNITED STATES 23.451 23.947 -2.1%
3 3 MEXICO 8.160 8.112 0.6%
4 4 VIETNAM 7.163 7.019 2.1%
5 5 SPAIN 6.707 7.611 -11.9%
6 6 NETHERLANDS 6.187 5.154 20.0%
7 7 BRAZIL 5.768 4.474 28.9%
8 8 UNITED KINGDOM 4.841 5.418 -10.6%
9 9 TAIWAN 4.063 3.075 32.1%
10 10 PERU 4.023 2.619 53.6%
11 11 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3.782 6.728 -43.8%
12 12 ITALY 3.656 4.492 -18.6%
13 13 GERMANY 3.342 4.038 -17.2%
14 14 ALGERIA 2.964 4.107 -27.8%
15 15 COLOMBIA 2.808 2.874 -2.3%
16 16 ISRAEL 2.682 3.874 -30.8%
17 17 INDIA 2.482 1.515 63.8%
18 18 MALAYSIA 2.381 873 172.7%
19 19 ECUADOR 1.864 484 285.1%
20 20 GUATEMALA 1.816 967 87.8%
21 21 SAUDI ARABIA 1.798 1.610 11.7%
22 22 FRANCE 1.778 989 79.8%
23 23 THAILAND 1.736 1.707 1.7%
24 24 BELGIUM 1.696 1.571 8.0%
25 25 SOUTH KOREA 1.552 1.689 -8.1%
26 26 CANADA 1.473 1.492 -1.3%
27 27 JAPAN 1.404 961 46.1%
28 28 NORWAY 1.299 900 44.3%
29 29 TURKEY 1.257 843 49.1%
30 30 INDONESIA 1.174 532 120.7%
31 31 LITHUANIA 1.163 1.594 -27.0%
32 32 PORTUGAL 1.080 1.013 6.6%
33 33 SOUTH AFRICA 989 1.147 -13.8%
34 34 COSTA RICA 971 265 266.9%
35 35 POLAND 885 1.275 -30.6%
36 36 EGYPT 843 1.183 -28.7%
37 37 AUSTRALIA 695 601 15.6%
38 38 SINGAPORE 658 655 0.5%
39 39 KUWAIT 650 1.089 -40.3%
40 40 NIGERIA 635 690 -8.0%
41 41 PHILIPPINES 605 499 21.2%
42 42 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 581 561 3.6%
43 43 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 574 229 150.7%
44 44 COTE D IVOIRE 566 455 24.4%
45 45 GREECE 548 562 -2.5%
46 46 ALBANIA 538 424 26.9%
47 47 GAMBIA 476 12 3866.7%
48 48 CONGO 472 338 39.6%
49 49 GABON 466 536 -13.0%
50 50 PANAMA 466 612 -23.9%
51 OTHERS 10.915 11.038 -1.1%
52 TOTAL 174.822 168.494 3.8%

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China imported the most goods to Paraguay and Uruguay in 2023 (Jan to Nov), with 125,348 TEUs, a volume 48.1% higher than in the same period of 2022. Imports from the United States were second in the ranking and 3.2% higher. See the complete list below:

Countries Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Nov 2023 vs. Jan-Nov 2022 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK FOREIGN COUNTRY 2023 2022 %
1 1 CHINA 125.348 84.661 48.1%
2 2 UNITED STATES 19.434 18.838 3.2%
3 3 TURKEY 13.523 14.918 -9.4%
4 4 SPAIN 10.109 10.871 -7.0%
5 5 MEXICO 8.198 9.328 -12.1%
6 6 FRANCE 8.082 9.264 -12.8%
7 7 INDIA 6.988 5.470 27.7%
8 8 GERMANY 6.164 6.520 -5.5%
9 9 ITALY 5.961 5.135 16.1%
10 10 BELGIUM 5.463 7.162 -23.7%
11 11 NETHERLANDS 4.753 4.950 -4.0%
12 12 LATVIA 3.448 376 817.0%
13 13 SOUTH KOREA 3.254 3.949 -17.6%
14 14 UNITED KINGDOM 3.050 3.716 -17.9%
15 15 BRAZIL 2.884 5.006 -42.4%
16 16 JAPAN 2.695 2.276 18.4%
17 17 COLOMBIA 2.030 2.072 -2.0%
18 18 THAILAND 1.838 1.391 32.1%
19 19 PANAMA 1.647 1.438 14.5%
20 20 VIETNAM 1.511 1.263 19.6%
21 21 INDONESIA 1.454 1.198 21.4%
22 22 TAIWAN 1.054 1.785 -41.0%
23 23 PERU 1.039 958 8.5%
24 24 POLAND 999 1.180 -15.3%
25 25 SOUTH AFRICA 933 755 23.6%
26 26 FINLAND 928 1.471 -36.9%
27 27 DENMARK 888 1.281 -30.7%
28 28 CANADA 822 1.069 -23.1%
29 29 SINGAPORE 806 543 48.4%
30 30 EGYPT 666 455 46.3%
31 31 MALAYSIA 651 692 -5.9%
32 32 PORTUGAL 632 982 -35.6%
33 33 BANGLADESH 543 366 48.4%
34 34 SWEDEN 537 735 -26.9%
35 35 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 428 410 4.4%
36 36 SAUDI ARABIA 392 854 -54.1%
37 37 ECUADOR 381 394 -3.3%
38 38 LITHUANIA 376 238 58.0%
39 39 GREECE 357 531 -32.8%
40 40 PAKISTAN 296 233 27.0%
41 41 PHILIPPINES 261 235 11.1%
42 42 ISRAEL 253 290 -12.8%
43 43 IRELAND 222 227 -2.2%
44 44 CAMEROON 220 76 189.5%
45 45 OMAN 173 392 -55.9%
46 46 GUATEMALA 170 266 -36.1%
47 47 NEW ZEALAND 163 232 -29.7%
48 48 COSTA RICA 159 156 1.9%
49 49 BAHRAIN 159 35 354.3%
50 50 AUSTRALIA 158 330 -52.1%
51 OTHERS 2.051 6.071 -66.2%
52 TOTAL 254.551 223.044 14.1%

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