| 2009年 12月31日 | 2010年 12月31日 | 2011年 12月31日 | 2012年 12月31日 | 2017年 12月31日 | 2018年 12月31日 | 2019年 12月31日 | 2020年 12月31日 | 2021年 12月31日 | 2022年 12月31日 | 2023年 12月31日 | 2024年 12月31日 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents in the beginning of the year | - | - | - | - | 4,328 | 5,784 | 7,350 | 13,487 | 11,721 | 4,736 | 3,609 | 4,953 |
| Short-term investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | 53 |
| Accounts receivable | - | - | - | - | 2,600 | 2,648 | 2,529 | 4,993 | 3,914 | 4,319 | 4,197 | 2,358 |
| Other financial assets | - | - | - | - | 2,022 | 435 | 759 | 329 | 111 | 342 | 271 | 53 |
| Inventories | - | - | - | - | 3,926 | 4,443 | 4,274 | 4,061 | 4,377 | 4,482 | 4,684 | 4,605 |
| Recoverable taxes | - | - | - | - | 1,172 | 883 | 552 | 509 | 862 | 1,272 | 900 | 1,100 |
| Judicial deposits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 611 | - |
| Other | - | - | - | - | 538 | 556 | 382 | 253 | 215 | 314 | 444 | 359 |
| Current assets excluding assets held for sale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21,384 | 15,526 | 14,767 | 13,481 |
| Non-current assets held for sale | - | - | - | - | 3,587 | - | - | - | 976 | - | 3,933 | - |
| Total current assets | - | - | - | - | 18,954 | 15,292 | 17,042 | 24,403 | 22,360 | 15,526 | 18,700 | 13,481 |
| Judicial deposits | - | - | - | - | 1,986 | 1,716 | 3,159 | 1,268 | 1,220 | 1,215 | 798 | 537 |
| Other financial assets | - | - | - | - | 3,232 | 3,144 | 2,722 | 1,784 | 143 | 280 | 593 | 82 |
| Recoverable taxes | - | - | - | - | 638 | 751 | 607 | 1,091 | 935 | 1,110 | 1,374 | 1,297 |
| Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | - | 6,638 | 6,908 | 9,217 | 10,335 | 11,441 | 10,770 | 9,565 | 8,244 |
| Other | - | - | - | - | 267 | 263 | 496 | 651 | 650 | 1,019 | 1,257 | 1,466 |
| Total non-current assets excluding investments, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | - | 13,291 | 13,326 | 16,798 | 15,129 | 14,389 | 14,394 | 13,587 | 11,626 |
| Investments in associates and joint ventures | - | - | - | - | 3,568 | 3,225 | 2,798 | 2,031 | 1,751 | 1,798 | 1,872 | 4,547 |
| Intangibles | - | - | - | - | 8,493 | 7,962 | 8,499 | 9,296 | 9,011 | 10,238 | 11,631 | 10,514 |
| Property, plant, and equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48,396 | 39,984 |
| Total non current assets | - | - | - | - | 80,230 | 72,898 | 74,671 | 67,604 | 67,082 | 71,368 | 75,486 | 66,671 |
| Total assets | 102,279 | 129,139 | 128,728 | 131,478 | 99,184 | 88,190 | 91,713 | 92,007 | 89,442 | 86,894 | 94,186 | 80,152 |
| Suppliers and contractors | - | - | - | - | 4,041 | 3,512 | 4,107 | 3,367 | 3,475 | 4,461 | 5,272 | 4,234 |
| Loans and borrowings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 824 | 1,020 |
| Leases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 197 | 147 |
| Other financial liabilities | - | - | - | - | 374 | 1,604 | 1,074 | 1,906 | 1,962 | 1,672 | 1,676 | 1,543 |
| Taxes payable | - | - | - | - | 697 | 650 | 512 | 952 | 2,177 | 470 | 1,314 | 574 |
| Settlement programs ("REFIS") | - | - | - | - | - | - | 431 | 340 | 324 | 371 | 428 | 353 |
| Liabilities related to Brumadinho | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,568 | 1,910 | 1,156 | 944 | 1,057 | 714 |
| Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures | - | - | - | - | 326 | 289 | 516 | 876 | 1,785 | 1,911 | 837 | 1,844 |
| De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | 309 | 381 | 621 | 661 | 1,035 | 833 |
| Provisions for litigation | - | - | - | - | 1,394 | 1,363 | 1,230 | 1,826 | 1,045 | 1,036 | 114 | 119 |
| Employee benefits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 964 | 1,012 |
| Dividends payable | - | - | - | - | 1,441 | - | - | 1,220 | - | 1,383 | - | 330 |
| Other | - | - | - | - | 1,604 | 480 | 1,088 | 680 | 1,094 | 493 | 376 | 367 |
| Current liabilities excluding assets held for sale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14,843 | 13,891 | 14,094 | 13,090 |
| Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale | - | - | - | - | 1,179 | - | - | - | 355 | - | 561 | - |
| Total current liabilities | - | - | - | - | 13,114 | 9,111 | 13,845 | 14,594 | 15,198 | 13,891 | 14,655 | 13,090 |
| Loans and borrowings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,647 | 13,772 |
| Leases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,255 | 566 |
| Participative shareholders' debentures | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,725 | 2,874 | 2,217 |
| Other financial liabilities | - | - | - | - | 2,894 | 2,711 | 4,372 | 4,612 | 2,571 | 2,843 | 3,373 | 2,347 |
| Settlement programs ("REFIS") | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,476 | 2,404 | 1,964 | 1,869 | 1,723 | 1,007 |
| Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | - | 1,719 | 1,532 | 1,882 | 1,770 | 1,881 | 1,413 | 870 | 445 |
| Liabilities related to Brumadinho | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,415 | 2,665 | 2,381 | 2,368 | 2,003 | 1,256 |
| Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures | - | - | - | - | 670 | 832 | 1,184 | 1,198 | 1,327 | 1,410 | 3,590 | 1,819 |
| De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,180 | 1,908 | 7,482 | 6,520 | 6,694 | 4,930 |
| Provisions for litigation | - | - | - | - | 7,027 | 7,095 | 8,493 | 8,434 | 3,419 | - | 885 | 894 |
| Employee benefits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,381 | 1,118 |
| Streaming transactions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,779 | 1,612 | 1,962 | 1,882 |
| Other | - | - | - | - | 1,463 | 2,094 | 402 | 292 | 137 | 216 | 293 | 281 |
| Total non current liabilities | - | - | - | - | 41,298 | 34,247 | 38,875 | 42,592 | 38,938 | 35,645 | 38,550 | 32,534 |
| Total liabilities | - | - | - | - | 54,412 | 43,358 | 52,720 | 57,186 | 54,136 | 49,536 | 53,205 | 45,624 |
| Equity attributable to Vale S.A.'s shareholders | - | - | - | - | 43,458 | 43,985 | 40,067 | 35,744 | 34,472 | 35,867 | 39,461 | 33,406 |
| Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests | - | - | - | - | 1,314 | 847 | -1,074 | -923 | 834 | 1,491 | 1,520 | 1,122 |
| Total equity | - | - | - | - | 44,772 | 44,832 | 38,993 | 34,821 | 35,306 | 37,358 | 40,981 | 34,528 |
| Total liabilities and equity | - | - | - | - | 99,184 | 88,190 | 91,713 | 92,007 | 89,442 | 86,894 | 94,186 | 80,152 |