According to a report by the Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC), bilateral trade between Argentina and Brazil fell 23,4% year-on-year in February 2026, totaling US$1.907 billion, although it registered a 13,4% increase compared to January. In February 2025, trade had reached US$2.489 billion.
Exports and imports
The CAC statement, released on Friday, March 6, 2026, specified that Argentine exports to Brazil totaled US$ 850 millionImports fell by 19,2% year-on-year, mainly due to declines in passenger vehicles, freight vehicles, and wheat and rye. Meanwhile, imports from Brazil reached US$ 1.057 millionWith a year-on-year decrease of 26,5%, primarily due to lower purchases of vehicles and automotive parts, the sector experienced a deficit of US$207 million in February. The automotive sector played a central role in this decline.
In the cumulative total for the first two months, the Argentine deficit with Brazil It was US$356 million, an improvement over the negative US$711 million of the same period in 2025.
Argentina's position
Regarding Argentina's position in bilateral trade, Argentina rose to Third place as a supplier to Brazil, behind China, Hong Kong and Macau and the United States, but it fell back to fifth place as a buyer, behind China and Hong Kong and Macao, South Korea, the United States and Germany.
Dynamics of Brazil
Globally, Brazil's exports grew 15,6%, while imports fell 4,8%, generating a surplus of US$4.208 billion, with 12 consecutive months of positive balance.
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