BRAZIL · H1 2026
Brazil natural stone exports H1 2026: −7.9%
Brazil exported USD 625.0 m of natural stone in January–June 2026, −7.9% on H1 2025, and 885.3 kt (−2.6%).
Published
−7.9%
export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
Value and volume both fell
- USD 625.0 m exported, −7.9%
- 885.3 kt shipped, −2.6%
- Fifth of 8 countries on change in value
In the first half of 2026 (January–June), Brazil exported USD 625.0 million of natural stone, −7.9% on the same period of 2025 (USD 678.6 million). In weight, shipments came to 885.3 thousand tonnes, −2.6% on a year earlier (908.6 thousand tonnes).
USD 625.0 m
exported, January–June 2026
−7.9%
value on January–June 2025
885.3 kt
shipped, January–June 2026
−2.6%
tonnes on January–June 2025
Value and volume
- 2025678.6
- 2026625.0
- 2025908.6
- 2026885.3
Value fell faster than volume: export value fell 7.9% and exported weight fell 2.6%.
Raw blocks and worked stone
Stone in the raw (HS 2514–2516: blocks and slabs as quarried) rose 16.5% in value and 6.8% in tonnes. Worked stone (HS 6801–6803: paving, slabs, tiles, monuments) fell 11.9% in value and 10.8% in tonnes. Raw stone made up 18% of the half-year's export value.
How Brazil compares
Of the eight countries with first-half 2026 data in the KEYSTONE. monthly bulletins, Brazil ranks fifth on change in value and third on change in tonnes. Türkiye and China have no 2026 data yet, so the comparison leaves out two of the largest exporters. The side-by-side view is in Natural stone exports in the first half of 2026: eight countries.
In the dashboard
The Brazil monthly bulletin goes further: every month to August 2026, each destination, each stone type and each code.
Figures from UN Comtrade, in US dollars. The latest months are provisional and may still be revised.
Source: UN Comtrade, extracted 16-10-2026 · aggregated and converted by KEYSTONE. · The figures shown are KEYSTONE.'s processing, not official UN statistics.
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Free to quote with attribution and a link: KEYSTONE., «Brazil natural stone exports H1 2026: −7.9%», 12 October 2026, https://keystone-observatory.com/en/insights/brazil-natural-stone-exports-h1-2026