Brazil

Country in Americas

In brief

GDP: $2.3T (2025). World rank 11 of 210; in Americas, 3 of 45. Imports, share of GDP: 17.5% (2025). World rank 172 of 184; in Americas, 27 of 31. Gini index (0 = full equality): 50.3 (2024). World rank 113 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 19 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $1.8T → $2.3T, GDP per person $8,936 → $10,713, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $14,821 → $23,433.

Size and growth

GDP: $2.3T 2025
GDP per person: $10,713 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $23,433 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.3% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $10,550 2025
Inflation: +5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 46 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 6.1% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 20.1% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 59.7% 2025
Unemployment: 6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 14% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 53.4% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 17.8% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 17.5% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -2.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.2% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 15.4% 2024
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 50.3 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 3% 2024