Brazil in figures
Back to BrazilGovernment debt climbed from 59.6% of GDP in 2013 to 93.3% in 2025, and the IMF projected 106.5% for 2031. In current dollars the economy peaked at $2.62 trillion in 2011, dropped to $1.48 trillion in 2020 and stood at $2.28 trillion in 2025. People aged 65 and over made up 11.5% of the population in 2025, against 5.2% in 2000, as births per woman fell from 2.25 to 1.61 by 2024.
GDP
$2.28 tn
2025
from $655.4 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$10 713
2025
from $3 767 in 2000
Real growth
2.3%
2025
from 4.4% in 2000
Inflation
5.0%
2025
from 7.0% in 2000
Unemployment
6.0%
2025
from 10.9% in 2000
Government debt
93.3%of GDP
2025
from 62.2% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Brazil's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Growth reached 7.5% in 2010, after a flat 2009. Two years of contraction followed later in the decade, −3.5% in 2015 and −3.3% in 2016, and output fell 3.3% again in 2020 before growing 4.8% in 2021. Growth was 3.4% in 2024 and 2.3% in 2025, and the IMF projected 1.9% for 2026. GDP per person in current dollars reached $13,397 in 2011 and was $10,713 in 2025; at purchasing power it rose every year of the series to $23,433 in 2025. Services made up 59.7% of GDP in 2025, down from 63.3% in 2017. Manufacturing produced 11.8%, against 15.1% at its 2004 high, and industry with construction 20.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing came to 6.1% in 2025, more than the 4.8% of 2000.
$2.28 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.28 tn |
| 2024 | $2.19 tn |
| 2023 | $2.19 tn |
| 2022 | $1.95 tn |
| 2021 | $1.67 tn |
| 2020 | $1.48 tn |
| 2019 | $1.87 tn |
| 2018 | $1.92 tn |
| 2017 | $2.06 tn |
| 2016 | $1.80 tn |
| 2015 | $1.80 tn |
| 2014 | $2.46 tn |
| 2013 | $2.47 tn |
| 2012 | $2.47 tn |
| 2011 | $2.62 tn |
| 2010 | $2.21 tn |
| 2009 | $1.67 tn |
| 2008 | $1.70 tn |
| 2007 | $1.40 tn |
| 2006 | $1.11 tn |
| 2005 | $891.6 bn |
| 2004 | $669.3 bn |
| 2003 | $558.2 bn |
| 2002 | $509.8 bn |
| 2001 | $560.0 bn |
| 2000 | $655.4 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
2.3%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.9% |
| 2025 | 2.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | −3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | −3.3% |
| 2015 | −3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% |
| 2009 | −0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$10 7132025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10 713 | $23 433 |
| 2024 | $10 311 | $22 371 |
| 2023 | $10 378 | $21 193 |
| 2022 | $9 281 | $19 874 |
| 2021 | $7 973 | $18 076 |
| 2020 | $7 074 | $16 102 |
| 2019 | $9 030 | $16 070 |
| 2018 | $9 301 | $15 464 |
| 2017 | $10 081 | $14 559 |
| 2016 | $8 836 | $14 309 |
| 2015 | $8 936 | $14 821 |
| 2014 | $12 275 | $15 827 |
| 2013 | $12 459 | $15 722 |
| 2012 | $12 522 | $15 198 |
| 2011 | $13 397 | $15 212 |
| 2010 | $11 403 | $14 452 |
| 2009 | $8 679 | $13 391 |
| 2008 | $8 908 | $13 445 |
| 2007 | $7 410 | $12 673 |
| 2006 | $5 934 | $11 751 |
| 2005 | $4 828 | $11 081 |
| 2004 | $3 664 | $10 526 |
| 2003 | $3 091 | $9 802 |
| 2002 | $2 856 | $9 617 |
| 2001 | $3 176 | $9 304 |
| 2000 | $3 767 | $9 092 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Consumer prices rose 14.7% in 2003, then between 3.6% and 6.9% a year until 2014. Inflation reached 9.0% in 2015 and 9.3% in 2022 and was 5.0% in 2025; the IMF projected 4.0% for 2026 and 3.0% a year from 2028. Unemployment climbed from 6.8% in 2014 to 13.7% in 2020 and came down to 6.0% in 2025. Among people aged 15 to 24 it was 14.0% that year.
5.0%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3% |
| 2021 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% |
| 2002 | 8.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8% |
| 2000 | 7.0% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
6.0%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | 15.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | 17.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | 20.7% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | 28.3% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | 30.3% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | 27.1% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | 28.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | 28.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | 19.5% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | 15.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | 15.7% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | 15.8% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | 16.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | 18.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | 19.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | 18.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | 19.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | 20.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | 21.4% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | 20.0% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | 20.3% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports rose from 10.2% of GDP in 2000 to 19.6% in 2022 and were 17.8% in 2025. Imports kept pace, at 17.5% in 2025. The current account showed a surplus of 1.3% of GDP in 2004 and a deficit of 4.5% in 2014; in 2025 the deficit was 2.9%. Foreign direct investment brought net inflows worth 3.4% of GDP in 2025.
17.8%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.8% | 17.5% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | 17.6% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | 15.7% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | 19.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | 18.6% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | 14.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | 14.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | 12.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | 14.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | 13.7% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | 13.2% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | 12.3% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | 11.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | 11.3% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | 12.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | 11.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | 11.8% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | 13.1% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | 13.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | 13.4% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | 14.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | 12.4% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−2.9%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −2.9% |
| 2024 | −3.0% |
| 2023 | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −2.1% |
| 2021 | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −1.6% |
| 2019 | −3.4% |
| 2018 | −2.8% |
| 2017 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | −1.7% |
| 2015 | −3.5% |
| 2014 | −4.5% |
| 2013 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | −3.8% |
| 2011 | −3.2% |
| 2010 | −3.9% |
| 2009 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | −2.1% |
| 2007 | −0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | −1.9% |
| 2001 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | −4.0% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
3.4%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% |
| 2000 | 5.0% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Gross debt stood at 76.1% of GDP in 2002, fell to 59.6% by 2013 and reached 96.0% in 2020. It was 93.3% in 2025. The government ran a deficit in every year of the series, at its narrowest 2.4% of GDP in 2008 and 2012 and at its widest 11.6% in 2020, with 8.1% in 2025, while tax revenue came to 15.4% of GDP in 2024 and the IMF projected debt at 100.0% of GDP for 2027 and 106.5% for 2031.
93.3%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 106.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 105.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 104.1% |
| 2028 (projection) | 102.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 100.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 96.5% |
| 2025 | 93.3% |
| 2024 | 87.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% |
| 2022 | 83.9% |
| 2021 | 88.9% |
| 2020 | 96.0% |
| 2019 | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 84.8% |
| 2017 | 82.7% |
| 2016 | 77.4% |
| 2015 | 71.7% |
| 2014 | 61.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% |
| 2012 | 61.6% |
| 2011 | 60.6% |
| 2010 | 62.4% |
| 2009 | 64.7% |
| 2008 | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 63.0% |
| 2006 | 64.6% |
| 2005 | 67.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% |
| 2003 | 71.5% |
| 2002 | 76.1% |
| 2001 | 67.3% |
| 2000 | 62.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−8.1%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −6.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | −6.1% |
| 2029 (projection) | −6.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | −6.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | −6.9% |
| 2026 (projection) | −7.7% |
| 2025 | −8.1% |
| 2024 | −6.2% |
| 2023 | −7.7% |
| 2022 | −4.0% |
| 2021 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | −11.6% |
| 2019 | −4.9% |
| 2018 | −7.0% |
| 2017 | −8.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2015 | −9.3% |
| 2014 | −6.3% |
| 2013 | −3.4% |
| 2012 | −2.4% |
| 2011 | −2.7% |
| 2010 | −3.6% |
| 2009 | −4.2% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2007 | −2.7% |
| 2006 | −4.9% |
| 2005 | −3.4% |
| 2004 | −3.0% |
| 2003 | −5.4% |
| 2002 | −4.1% |
| 2001 | −3.5% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
15.4%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 14.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 13.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7% |
| 2015 | 13.6% |
| 2014 | 13.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1% |
| 2012 | 14.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% |
| 2010 | 14.3% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Brazil
The World Bank counted 212,812,405 people in 2025, up from 174,018,282 in 2000, with growth slowing from 1.4% to 0.4% a year. The population is ageing. Children under 15 fell from 29.9% of the population in 2000 to 19.4% in 2025. More people left than arrived in every year, with net migration at −261,539 in 2010 and −217,283 in 2025. Life expectancy at birth was 76.0 years in 2024, and 88.2% of people lived in towns and cities in 2025.
212.81 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 212.81 m |
| 2024 | 212.00 m |
| 2023 | 211.14 m |
| 2022 | 210.31 m |
| 2021 | 209.55 m |
| 2020 | 208.66 m |
| 2019 | 207.46 m |
| 2018 | 206.11 m |
| 2017 | 204.70 m |
| 2016 | 203.22 m |
| 2015 | 201.68 m |
| 2014 | 200.09 m |
| 2013 | 198.48 m |
| 2012 | 196.88 m |
| 2011 | 195.28 m |
| 2010 | 193.70 m |
| 2009 | 192.08 m |
| 2008 | 190.37 m |
| 2007 | 188.55 m |
| 2006 | 186.65 m |
| 2005 | 184.69 m |
| 2004 | 182.68 m |
| 2003 | 180.62 m |
| 2002 | 178.50 m |
| 2001 | 176.30 m |
| 2000 | 174.02 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.4% | 69.1% | 11.5% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 69.3% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | 69.4% | 10.6% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | 69.5% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | 69.6% | 9.9% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | 69.6% | 9.6% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | 69.7% | 9.3% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | 69.7% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | 69.8% | 8.6% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | 69.7% | 8.3% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | 69.6% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | 69.5% | 7.7% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | 69.4% | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | 69.1% | 7.1% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | 68.9% | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | 68.6% | 6.7% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | 68.3% | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | 68.1% | 6.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | 67.8% | 6.1% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | 67.5% | 5.9% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | 67.1% | 5.8% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | 66.7% | 5.6% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | 66.3% | 5.5% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | 65.9% | 5.4% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | 65.4% | 5.3% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | 65.0% | 5.2% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.612024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.61 |
| 2023 | 1.62 |
| 2022 | 1.63 |
| 2021 | 1.64 |
| 2020 | 1.65 |
| 2019 | 1.71 |
| 2018 | 1.74 |
| 2017 | 1.74 |
| 2016 | 1.73 |
| 2015 | 1.78 |
| 2014 | 1.78 |
| 2013 | 1.76 |
| 2012 | 1.77 |
| 2011 | 1.78 |
| 2010 | 1.79 |
| 2009 | 1.80 |
| 2008 | 1.82 |
| 2007 | 1.85 |
| 2006 | 1.90 |
| 2005 | 1.94 |
| 2004 | 1.97 |
| 2003 | 2.01 |
| 2002 | 2.08 |
| 2001 | 2.16 |
| 2000 | 2.25 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
76.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.0 years |
| 2023 | 75.8 years |
| 2022 | 74.9 years |
| 2021 | 73.0 years |
| 2020 | 74.5 years |
| 2019 | 75.8 years |
| 2018 | 75.6 years |
| 2017 | 75.4 years |
| 2016 | 75.1 years |
| 2015 | 75.1 years |
| 2014 | 74.8 years |
| 2013 | 74.6 years |
| 2012 | 74.3 years |
| 2011 | 74.0 years |
| 2010 | 73.8 years |
| 2009 | 73.5 years |
| 2008 | 73.1 years |
| 2007 | 72.7 years |
| 2006 | 72.3 years |
| 2005 | 71.8 years |
| 2004 | 71.4 years |
| 2003 | 70.9 years |
| 2002 | 70.4 years |
| 2001 | 70.0 years |
| 2000 | 69.6 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−217 2832025
People arriving less people leaving, each year.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −217 283 |
| 2024 | −225 510 |
| 2023 | −240 059 |
| 2022 | −253 639 |
| 2021 | −208 581 |
| 2020 | −78 437 |
| 2019 | −129 216 |
| 2018 | −230 334 |
| 2017 | −156 296 |
| 2016 | −92 989 |
| 2015 | −173 611 |
| 2014 | −145 732 |
| 2013 | −157 228 |
| 2012 | −179 707 |
| 2011 | −235 860 |
| 2010 | −261 539 |
| 2009 | −220 207 |
| 2008 | −141 056 |
| 2007 | −107 481 |
| 2006 | −90 634 |
| 2005 | −88 868 |
| 2004 | −76 661 |
| 2003 | −55 350 |
| 2002 | −42 008 |
| 2001 | −51 600 |
| 2000 | −45 800 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
The Gini coefficient fell from 58.4 in 2001 to 48.8 in 2020 and was 50.3 in 2024. Adult literacy rose from 86.4% in 2000 to 94.7% in 2024, and internet use from 2.9% to 84.5%. Health spending was 9.7% of GDP in 2023 and public education spending 5.6% in 2022. The Human Development Index was 0.754 in 2021, below its 0.766 of 2019.
9.7%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% |
| 2018 | 9.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% |
| 2016 | 9.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% |
| 2008 | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% |
| 2001 | 8.6% |
| 2000 | 8.3% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
5.6%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.0% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
84.5%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.5% |
| 2023 | 84.2% |
| 2022 | 80.5% |
| 2021 | 80.7% |
| 2020 | 81.3% |
| 2019 | 73.9% |
| 2018 | 70.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5% |
| 2016 | 60.9% |
| 2015 | 58.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% |
| 2013 | 51.0% |
| 2012 | 48.6% |
| 2011 | 45.7% |
| 2010 | 40.6% |
| 2009 | 39.2% |
| 2008 | 33.8% |
| 2007 | 30.9% |
| 2006 | 28.2% |
| 2005 | 21.0% |
| 2004 | 19.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.9% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
50.32024
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 51.5 |
| 2022 | 51.9 |
| 2021 | 52.9 |
| 2020 | 48.8 |
| 2019 | 53.5 |
| 2018 | 53.9 |
| 2017 | 53.3 |
| 2016 | 53.4 |
| 2015 | 51.9 |
| 2014 | 52.1 |
| 2013 | 52.7 |
| 2012 | 53.4 |
| 2011 | 52.9 |
| 2009 | 53.7 |
| 2008 | 54.0 |
| 2007 | 54.9 |
| 2006 | 55.6 |
| 2005 | 56.3 |
| 2004 | 56.5 |
| 2003 | 57.6 |
| 2002 | 58.1 |
| 2001 | 58.4 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
88.2%2025
+7.0 points since 2000, between 81.2% and 88.2% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% |
| 2023 | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 87.3% |
| 2021 | 87.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% |
| 2019 | 86.7% |
| 2018 | 86.4% |
| 2017 | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% |
| 2015 | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 85.4% |
| 2013 | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 84.6% |
| 2010 | 84.3% |
| 2009 | 84.1% |
| 2008 | 83.8% |
| 2007 | 83.5% |
| 2006 | 83.3% |
| 2005 | 83.0% |
| 2004 | 82.7% |
| 2003 | 82.3% |
| 2002 | 82.0% |
| 2001 | 81.6% |
| 2000 | 81.2% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewable sources produced 89.5% of electricity in 2000 and 77.4% in 2021, after a low of 72.6% in 2014. They supplied 46.5% of final energy use in 2021. Forest covered 65.9% of the land in 2000 and 59.0% in 2023. Emissions of CO2 were 2.3 tonnes per person in 2024.
77.4%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.4% |
| 2020 | 83.2% |
| 2019 | 81.4% |
| 2018 | 81.6% |
| 2017 | 78.4% |
| 2016 | 79.7% |
| 2015 | 73.5% |
| 2014 | 72.6% |
| 2013 | 76.8% |
| 2012 | 82.6% |
| 2011 | 87.2% |
| 2010 | 84.8% |
| 2009 | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 84.3% |
| 2007 | 88.2% |
| 2006 | 86.8% |
| 2005 | 87.1% |
| 2004 | 86.0% |
| 2003 | 87.2% |
| 2002 | 85.7% |
| 2001 | 84.3% |
| 2000 | 89.5% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
46.5%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.5% |
| 2020 | 50.0% |
| 2019 | 47.5% |
| 2018 | 46.9% |
| 2017 | 45.3% |
| 2016 | 45.4% |
| 2015 | 43.7% |
| 2014 | 41.7% |
| 2013 | 42.3% |
| 2012 | 43.5% |
| 2011 | 45.2% |
| 2010 | 46.8% |
| 2009 | 48.9% |
| 2008 | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% |
| 2006 | 46.7% |
| 2005 | 46.1% |
| 2004 | 45.2% |
| 2003 | 45.1% |
| 2002 | 42.9% |
| 2001 | 41.3% |
| 2000 | 42.7% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
2.3 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.3 t |
| 2023 | 2.3 t |
| 2022 | 2.3 t |
| 2021 | 2.4 t |
| 2020 | 2.1 t |
| 2019 | 2.3 t |
| 2018 | 2.3 t |
| 2017 | 2.4 t |
| 2016 | 2.4 t |
| 2015 | 2.6 t |
| 2014 | 2.7 t |
| 2013 | 2.6 t |
| 2012 | 2.5 t |
| 2011 | 2.4 t |
| 2010 | 2.3 t |
| 2009 | 2.0 t |
| 2008 | 2.2 t |
| 2007 | 2.1 t |
| 2006 | 2.0 t |
| 2005 | 2.0 t |
| 2004 | 2.0 t |
| 2003 | 1.9 t |
| 2002 | 2.0 t |
| 2001 | 2.0 t |
| 2000 | 2.0 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
59.0%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 59.0% |
| 2022 | 59.1% |
| 2021 | 59.3% |
| 2020 | 59.4% |
| 2019 | 59.6% |
| 2018 | 59.7% |
| 2017 | 59.8% |
| 2016 | 60.1% |
| 2015 | 60.3% |
| 2014 | 60.5% |
| 2013 | 60.7% |
| 2012 | 60.8% |
| 2011 | 61.0% |
| 2010 | 61.2% |
| 2009 | 61.7% |
| 2008 | 62.1% |
| 2007 | 62.6% |
| 2006 | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 63.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% |
| 2003 | 64.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% |
| 2001 | 65.5% |
| 2000 | 65.9% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Brazil's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1822
- Government
- federal republic, presidential system, representative democracy
- Official language
- Portuguese
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +55
- Internet domain
- .br
- Time zone
- UTC-02:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-05:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Brazil in figures
How big is Brazil's economy?
The World Bank put Brazil's GDP at $2.28 trillion in 2025, in current dollars, below the $2.62 trillion of 2011. GDP per person was $10,713 in 2025, or $23,433 at purchasing power.
How fast is Brazil's economy growing?
Real GDP grew 3.4% in 2024 and 2.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. The IMF projected 1.9% for 2026 and 2.0% for 2027. The economy shrank in 2015, 2016 and 2020.
What is Brazil's inflation rate?
Consumer prices rose 5.0% in 2025 by the World Bank's measure, after 4.4% in 2024 and 9.3% in 2022. The IMF projected 4.0% for 2026.
How much public debt does Brazil have?
General government gross debt was 93.3% of GDP in 2025, according to the IMF, which projected 100.0% for 2027 and 106.5% for 2031. The deficit was 8.1% of GDP in 2025.
What is Brazil's population?
The World Bank counted 212,812,405 people in 2025. The country's record gives 213,421,037 on 1 July 2025. Growth was 0.4% in 2025, and 11.5% of people were 65 or older.
How unequal is income in Brazil?
The World Bank's Gini coefficient was 50.3 in 2024, down from 58.4 in 2001; its lowest reading was 48.8 in 2020.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q155 · World Bank data · Americas