Brazil vs the DR Congo: Economic Indicators Comparison
Brazil with a GDP of $1.9T ranked the 9th largest economy in the world, while the DR Congo ranked 87th with $47.2B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Brazil and the DR Congo ranked 171st vs 30th and 80th vs 188th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Brazil |  DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.9T | $47.2B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 1.1% | 3.9% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | -0.8% | 5.2% |
| Population | 210.1M | 86.8M |
| GDP per capita | $8.9k | $562 |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.33% | 2.4% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 2.02 | 977.82 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.55 | 0.6 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $16k | $767 |
| GNI, Atlas method | $1.9T | $41.5B |
| GNI per capita | $9.1k | $490 |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $3.3T | $75.6B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $16k | $900 |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Brazil | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 27.5% | 30% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 34% | 40% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.7% | 29.3% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 3% | 30.1% |
| Unemployment | 12.5% | 4.2% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 53.7 | 49.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.72 | 5.46 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.05 | 5.27 |
| Property Rights Index | 57.3 | 30.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 46.7 | 26.5 |
| Business Freedom Index | 60.5 | 51.2 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 4.6 | 98 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 49.5 | 41.6 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 60 | 30 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 20 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 67.8 | 64.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 77.2 | 49.6 |
| Government Spending Index | 54.6 | 95.4 |
| Tax Burden Index | 70.4 | 74.4 |
| Government Integrity Index | 45.6 | 13.1 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 35 | 20 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 75.5 | 60 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 19.7 | 33.7 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 30.5 | 13.6 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 6.6M | 351k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Brazil | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 87.9% | 15.7% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 30.3% | 10.9% |
| External debt stocks | $557.8B | $5B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 17.8% | 14.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 31.7% | 2.4% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 14.4% | 21.1% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 15.4% | 25.8% |
| Total reserves including gold | $374.7B | $665.3M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $78.2B | $1.3B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Brazil | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 14.8% | 33.6% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 14.3% | 37.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$41.5B | -$2.2B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 27.2% | 11.4% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $241.7M | $2.2B |
| Personal remittances received | $2.9B | $1.8B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 18.4% | 44.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 4.4% | 19.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $5.1B | $10.7M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $825.5M | $108.5M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 34.9% | 11.5% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 38.9% | 12.4% |
