Brazil vs China: Economic Indicators Comparison

China with a GDP of $13.6T ranked the 2nd largest economy in the world, while Brazil ranked 9th with $1.9T. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, China and Brazil ranked 12th vs 171st and 76th vs 80th, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatBrazilChina
GDP$1.9T$13.6T
GDP growth, 1 year1.1%6.6%
GDP growth, 5-years average-0.8%6.9%
Population210.1M1.4B
GDP per capita$8.9k$9.8k
GDP per capita growth0.33%6.08%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor2.023.54
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.550.54
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$16k$18k
GNI, Atlas method$1.9T$13.2T
GNI per capita$9.1k$9.5k
GNI, PPP adjusted$3.3T$25.3T
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$16k$18k

Financial system and Human development

StatBrazilChina
Income Tax Rate27.5%45%
Corporate Tax Rate34%25%
Inflation, consumer prices3.7%2.1%
Inflation, GDP deflator3%2.9%
Unemployment12.5%4.4%
Economic Freedom Index53.759.5
Personal Freedom Index7.726
Human Freedom Index7.056.11
Property Rights Index57.360.9
Judical Effectiveness Index46.776.3
Business Freedom Index60.576.8
Fiscal Health Index4.667.5
Labor Freedom Index49.564.4
Investment Freedom Index6020
Financial Freedom Index5020
Trade Freedom Index67.872.4
Monetary Freedom Index77.271.1
Government Spending Index54.667.9
Tax Burden Index70.470.4
Government Integrity Index45.646
Corruption Perceptions Index3539
Life expectancy at birth, years75.576.5
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people6.59.7
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people19.718.2
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people30.50.6
International tourism, number of arrivals6.6M62.9M

Government debt & reserves

StatBrazilChina
Central government debt, % of GDP87.9%50.5%
External debt stocks, % of GNI30.3%14.5%
External debt stocks$557.8B$2T
Short-term debt, % of total reserves17.8%38.5%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary income31.7%8.2%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI6.1%20.1%
Gross savings, % of GDP14.4%46.3%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP15.4%44.1%
Total reserves including gold$374.7B$3.2T
Foreign direct investment net inflows$78.2B$203.5B

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatBrazilChina
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP14.8%19.5%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP14.3%18.7%
Current account balance (balance of payments)-$41.5B$49.1B
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP27.2%15.8%
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$241.7M$191.6M
Personal remittances received$2.9B$24.3B
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP18.4%40.7%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP4.4%7.2%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$5.1B$35.8B
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP$825.5M$5.6B
Expense, % of GDP34.9%N/A
Government Expenditure, % of GDP38.9%32.7%

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

Brazil vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Costa Rica
$12k
4.91M
Argentina
$12k
44.9M
Malaysia
$11k
31.6M
Russia
$11k
147M
Mauritius
$11k
1.26M
Grenada
$11k
108k
Saint Lucia
$11k
179k
Maldives
$10k
436k
Equatorial Guinea
$10k
1.27M
Nauru
$9.9k
13.7k
Kazakhstan
$9.8k
18.3M
Mexico
$9.7k
131M
Turkey
$9.4k
82M
Bulgaria
$9.3k
7M
Montenegro
$8.8k
622k
Cuba
$8.8k
11.5M
Lebanon
$8.3k
6.1M
Botswana
$8.3k
2.29M
Dominican Republic
$8.1k
10.4M
Gabon
$8k
2.03M
Dominica
$7.7k
73.9k
Saint Vincent
$7.4k
110k
Thailand
$7.3k
65.9M
Serbia
$7.2k
7.02M
Libya
$7.2k
6.68M
Turkmenistan
$7k
5.85M
Peru
$6.9k
29.4M
Colombia
$6.7k
49.1M
South Africa
$6.4k
57.7M
Ecuador
$6.3k
16.6M

China vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Panama
$16k
4.1M
Poland
$15k
38.4M
Croatia
$15k
4.11M
Romania
$12k
19.6M
Costa Rica
$12k
4.91M
Argentina
$12k
44.9M
Malaysia
$11k
31.6M
Russia
$11k
147M
Mauritius
$11k
1.26M
Grenada
$11k
108k
Saint Lucia
$11k
179k
Maldives
$10k
436k
Equatorial Guinea
$10k
1.27M
Nauru
$9.9k
13.7k
Kazakhstan
$9.8k
18.3M
Mexico
$9.7k
131M
Turkey
$9.4k
82M
Bulgaria
$9.3k
7M
Montenegro
$8.8k
622k
Cuba
$8.8k
11.5M
Lebanon
$8.3k
6.1M
Botswana
$8.3k
2.29M
Dominican Republic
$8.1k
10.4M
Gabon
$8k
2.03M
Dominica
$7.7k
73.9k
Saint Vincent
$7.4k
110k
Thailand
$7.3k
65.9M
Serbia
$7.2k
7.02M
Libya
$7.2k
6.68M
Turkmenistan
$7k
5.85M