Padrão de Especialização do Fluxo de Comércio exterior de Minas Gerais de 2015 a 2024

Abstract

This study aims to address some important points about the flow of foreign trade in Minas Gerais between the years 2015 and 2024, as well as bring out its specialization pattern, taking into account its comparative advantages. To this end, competitiveness indices will be used to prove the results obtained, guaranteeing the veracity of the data in the analyzes that will be presented. These indicators will be: Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (VCR); Contribution Index to the Trade Balance (ICSC); Coverage Rate (TC). In short, it was possible to observe which products or groups of products were most promising for the economy of Minas Gerais, focusing on different sections of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature and in different ways depending on which index was used. Basically all sectors that had a comparative advantage in the Balassa index also had a comparative advantage in the Lafay index, and in addition, the second index still presented a comparative advantage in relation to other Brazilian states in 1/3 of all sections. Therefore, the results obtained here are positive, demonstrating great possibilities for insertion in international trade.