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Brazil

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 4.3%
Current prices2025
2,280USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 3.9%
Current prices2025
10,686USD
Real GDP growth▼ 1.1 pp
Annual change2025
2.3%
Inflation▲ 0.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
5.0%
Unemployment▼ 0.9 pp
Rate2025
6.0%
Government debt▲ 6.3 pp
General government, gross2025
93.3% of GDP
Current account■ 0.0 pp
Balance2025
-3.0% of GDP
Population▲ 0.4%
Total2025
213.36million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.50.07.51995: 4.4%1996: 2.2%1997: 3.4%1998: 0.3%1999: 0.5%2000: 4.4%2001: 1.4%2002: 3.1%2003: 1.1%2004: 5.8%2005: 3.2%2006: 4.0%2007: 6.1%2008: 5.1%2009: -0.1%2010: 7.5%2011: 4.0%2012: 1.9%2013: 3.0%2014: 0.5%2015: -3.5%2016: -3.3%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.8%2019: 1.2%2020: -3.3%2021: 4.8%2022: 3.0%2023: 3.2%2024: 3.4%2025: 2.3%2026: 1.9% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.4% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.066.01995: 66.0%1996: 15.8%1997: 6.9%1998: 3.2%1999: 4.9%2000: 7.0%2001: 6.8%2002: 8.5%2003: 14.7%2004: 6.6%2005: 6.9%2006: 4.2%2007: 3.6%2008: 5.7%2009: 4.9%2010: 5.0%2011: 6.6%2012: 5.4%2013: 6.2%2014: 6.3%2015: 9.0%2016: 8.7%2017: 3.4%2018: 3.7%2019: 3.7%2020: 3.2%2021: 8.3%2022: 9.3%2023: 4.6%2024: 4.4%2025: 5.0%2026: 4.0% (IMF projection)2027: 3.4% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.83.03.23.42.31.92.02.42.52.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %8.39.34.64.45.04.03.43.03.03.0
Unemployment rate %13.29.38.06.96.06.87.47.47.47.4
GDP, current prices USD bn1,6711,9522,1912,1862,2802,6362,7672,8793,0373,204
GDP per capita, current prices USD7,9529,25610,35010,28210,68612,31312,88213,36914,06314,797
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD18,02819,82121,13722,30923,38124,42825,37426,32027,38528,516
General government gross debt % of GDP88.983.984.087.093.396.5100.0102.3104.1105.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.6-4.0-7.7-6.2-8.1-7.7-6.9-6.2-6.0-6.1
Current account balance % of GDP-2.4-2.1-1.2-3.0-3.0-2.7-2.4-2.0-1.9-2.0
Population million210.10210.86211.70212.58213.36214.08214.76215.38215.96216.50

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01072000: 62%2001: 67%2002: 76%2003: 72%2004: 68%2005: 67%2006: 65%2007: 63%2008: 61%2009: 65%2010: 62%2011: 61%2012: 62%2013: 60%2014: 62%2015: 72%2016: 77%2017: 83%2018: 85%2019: 87%2020: 96%2021: 89%2022: 84%2023: 84%2024: 87%2025: 93%2026: 97% (IMF projection)2027: 100% (IMF projection)2028: 102% (IMF projection)2029: 104% (IMF projection)2030: 106% (IMF projection)2031: 107% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-4.50.01.32000: -4.0%2001: -4.4%2002: -1.8%2003: 0.4%2004: 1.3%2005: 1.3%2006: 1.0%2007: -0.2%2008: -2.1%2009: -1.8%2010: -3.9%2011: -3.2%2012: -3.8%2013: -3.6%2014: -4.5%2015: -3.5%2016: -1.7%2017: -1.2%2018: -2.8%2019: -3.4%2020: -1.6%2021: -2.4%2022: -2.1%2023: -1.2%2024: -3.0%2025: -3.0%2026: -2.7% (IMF projection)2027: -2.4% (IMF projection)2028: -2.0% (IMF projection)2029: -1.9% (IMF projection)2030: -2.0% (IMF projection)2031: -1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19955.023.414.558.1
20054.724.214.756.1
20154.319.410.562.3
20256.120.111.859.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method10,550USD2025+2.1%
GNI, Atlas method2,245USD bn2025+7.7%
Exports of goods and services17.8% of GDP2025+4.9 pp
Imports of goods and services17.5% of GDP2025+3.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.0years2024+1.6%
Urban population88.2% of total2025+2.5 pp

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Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)