Brazil is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 212M people. The capital is Brasilia, while the largest city is Sao Paulo, with 11.5M residents. Brazil shares land borders with Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, Guyana, Argentina, Uruguay and Suriname.
Brazil ranks 10/197 by GDP ($2.18T) and 85/197 by GDP per capita ($10,280). The top export category is raw materials & minerals, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population |
213415080
|
7/197 |
GDP |
$2.18T
2024 |
10/197 |
GDP per capita |
$10,280
2024 |
85/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$22,333
2024 |
86/197 |
Government debt |
$1.9T
2024 |
10/185 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
92%
2025 |
31/185 |
Government debt per person |
$8,973
2024 |
60/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$5,664
2025 |
108/197 |
Land area | 3,227,096 sq mi | 5/197 |
Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 164/197 |
Fertility rate | 1.62 | 124/196 |
Median age | 35.4 years | 73/196 |
Life expectancy | 76.2 years | 81/197 |
Brazil trends dashboard: time-series charts
Year | GDP |
---|---|
1960 | $17,030,465,539 |
1961 | $17,275,940,449 |
1962 | $19,231,747,852 |
1963 | $23,287,712,878 |
1964 | $20,963,733,695 |
1965 | $22,465,522,884 |
1966 | $28,283,323,733 |
1967 | $31,086,389,195 |
1968 | $33,930,457,425 |
1969 | $37,171,640,819 |
1970 | $42,327,664,794 |
1971 | $48,869,830,902 |
1972 | $58,434,858,375 |
1973 | $83,592,275,863 |
1974 | $109,794,519,728 |
1975 | $129,203,555,239 |
1976 | $153,168,949,208 |
1977 | $176,344,101,402 |
1978 | $200,278,646,124 |
1979 | $221,338,204,480 |
1980 | $237,393,489,893 |
1981 | $258,015,174,749 |
1982 | $271,314,113,768 |
1983 | $189,656,506,321 |
1984 | $188,339,974,087 |
1985 | $210,879,844,639 |
1986 | $256,480,852,471 |
1987 | $283,056,836,894 |
1988 | $307,881,930,752 |
1989 | $412,990,820,287 |
1990 | $384,959,818,182 |
1991 | $342,534,090,909 |
1992 | $328,191,909,882 |
1993 | $368,292,034,381 |
1994 | $525,369,467,296 |
1995 | $769,333,050,987 |
1996 | $850,426,432,992 |
1997 | $883,206,179,730 |
1998 | $863,710,759,256 |
1999 | $599,642,024,320 |
2000 | $655,448,231,984 |
2001 | $559,983,634,799 |
2002 | $509,795,273,807 |
2003 | $558,233,745,652 |
2004 | $669,289,424,806 |
2005 | $891,633,839,894 |
2006 | $1,107,626,541,435 |
2007 | $1,397,114,486,369 |
2008 | $1,695,855,083,498 |
2009 | $1,666,996,438,581 |
2010 | $2,208,837,745,101 |
2011 | $2,616,156,223,918 |
2012 | $2,465,227,802,807 |
2013 | $2,472,819,535,557 |
2014 | $2,456,043,727,199 |
2015 | $1,802,212,206,815 |
2016 | $1,795,693,482,853 |
2017 | $2,063,514,977,366 |
2018 | $1,916,933,898,011 |
2019 | $1,873,288,205,060 |
2020 | $1,476,107,231,310 |
2021 | $1,670,647,398,905 |
2022 | $1,951,923,942,083 |
2023 | $2,191,131,765,685 |
2024 | $2,179,412,080,829 |
Year | GDP per capita |
---|---|
1960 | $235.3 |
1961 | $231.6 |
1962 | $250.2 |
1963 | $294.2 |
1964 | $257.3 |
1965 | $268 |
1966 | $328 |
1967 | $351 |
1968 | $374 |
1969 | $399 |
1970 | $444 |
1971 | $500 |
1972 | $583 |
1973 | $815 |
1974 | $1,045 |
1975 | $1,201 |
1976 | $1,390 |
1977 | $1,562 |
1978 | $1,733 |
1979 | $1,870 |
1980 | $1,959 |
1981 | $2,080 |
1982 | $2,138 |
1983 | $1,461 |
1984 | $1,420 |
1985 | $1,556 |
1986 | $1,854 |
1987 | $2,006 |
1988 | $2,141 |
1989 | $2,819 |
1990 | $2,581 |
1991 | $2,258 |
1992 | $2,127 |
1993 | $2,349 |
1994 | $3,299 |
1995 | $4,757 |
1996 | $5,179 |
1997 | $5,299 |
1998 | $5,106 |
1999 | $3,494 |
2000 | $3,767 |
2001 | $3,176 |
2002 | $2,856 |
2003 | $3,091 |
2004 | $3,664 |
2005 | $4,828 |
2006 | $5,934 |
2007 | $7,410 |
2008 | $8,908 |
2009 | $8,679 |
2010 | $11,403 |
2011 | $13,397 |
2012 | $12,522 |
2013 | $12,459 |
2014 | $12,275 |
2015 | $8,936 |
2016 | $8,836 |
2017 | $10,081 |
2018 | $9,301 |
2019 | $9,030 |
2020 | $7,074 |
2021 | $7,973 |
2022 | $9,281 |
2023 | $10,378 |
2024 | $10,280 |
Brazil's life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years |
---|---|
1950 | 48.5 |
1951 | 49 |
1952 | 49.6 |
1953 | 50 |
1954 | 50.4 |
1955 | 50.9 |
1956 | 51.3 |
1957 | 51.8 |
1958 | 52.2 |
1959 | 52.7 |
1960 | 53.2 |
1961 | 53.6 |
1962 | 54 |
1963 | 54.5 |
1964 | 54.8 |
1965 | 55.2 |
1966 | 55.6 |
1967 | 56 |
1968 | 56.5 |
1969 | 56.9 |
1970 | 57.3 |
1971 | 57.8 |
1972 | 58.3 |
1973 | 58.7 |
1974 | 59.1 |
1975 | 59.6 |
1976 | 60 |
1977 | 60.5 |
1978 | 60.9 |
1979 | 61.4 |
1980 | 61.8 |
1981 | 62.3 |
1982 | 62.7 |
1983 | 63.1 |
1984 | 63.6 |
1985 | 64 |
1986 | 64.4 |
1987 | 64.8 |
1988 | 65.2 |
1989 | 65.5 |
1990 | 65.9 |
1991 | 66.2 |
1992 | 66.5 |
1993 | 66.9 |
1994 | 67.3 |
1995 | 67.7 |
1996 | 68.1 |
1997 | 68.5 |
1998 | 68.8 |
1999 | 69.2 |
2000 | 69.6 |
2001 | 70 |
2002 | 70.4 |
2003 | 70.9 |
2004 | 71.4 |
2005 | 71.8 |
2006 | 72.3 |
2007 | 72.7 |
2008 | 73.1 |
2009 | 73.5 |
2010 | 73.8 |
2011 | 74 |
2012 | 74.3 |
2013 | 74.6 |
2014 | 74.8 |
2015 | 75.1 |
2016 | 75.1 |
2017 | 75.4 |
2018 | 75.6 |
2019 | 75.8 |
2020 | 74.5 |
2021 | 73 |
2022 | 74.9 |
2023 | 75.8 |
2024 | 76 |
2025 | 76.2 |
Brazil's population clock and projection
Year | Population |
---|---|
1960 | 72,388,126 |
1961 | 74,605,447 |
1962 | 76,865,323 |
1963 | 79,164,235 |
1964 | 81,488,595 |
1965 | 83,817,583 |
1966 | 86,139,359 |
1967 | 88,446,124 |
1968 | 90,741,240 |
1969 | 93,045,777 |
1970 | 95,375,651 |
1971 | 97,739,273 |
1972 | 100,146,797 |
1973 | 102,600,976 |
1974 | 105,089,675 |
1975 | 107,619,565 |
1976 | 110,213,349 |
1977 | 112,875,292 |
1978 | 115,600,942 |
1979 | 118,380,821 |
1980 | 121,207,461 |
1981 | 124,063,109 |
1982 | 126,923,155 |
1983 | 129,790,077 |
1984 | 132,658,864 |
1985 | 135,515,595 |
1986 | 138,336,370 |
1987 | 141,104,944 |
1988 | 143,826,357 |
1989 | 146,502,972 |
1990 | 149,143,223 |
1991 | 151,724,256 |
1992 | 154,275,079 |
1993 | 156,794,577 |
1994 | 159,265,006 |
1995 | 161,735,073 |
1996 | 164,202,549 |
1997 | 166,661,659 |
1998 | 169,159,655 |
1999 | 171,641,543 |
2000 | 174,018,282 |
2001 | 176,301,203 |
2002 | 178,503,484 |
2003 | 180,622,688 |
2004 | 182,675,143 |
2005 | 184,688,101 |
2006 | 186,653,106 |
2007 | 188,552,320 |
2008 | 190,367,302 |
2009 | 192,079,951 |
2010 | 193,701,929 |
2011 | 195,284,734 |
2012 | 196,876,111 |
2013 | 198,478,299 |
2014 | 200,085,127 |
2015 | 201,675,532 |
2016 | 203,218,114 |
2017 | 204,703,445 |
2018 | 206,107,261 |
2019 | 207,455,459 |
2020 | 208,660,842 |
2021 | 209,550,294 |
2022 | 210,306,415 |
2023 | 211,140,729 |
2024 | 211,998,573 |
Brazil's birth and fertility rates
Year | Fertility rate |
---|---|
1960 | 6.05 |
1961 | 6.02 |
1962 | 5.98 |
1963 | 5.93 |
1964 | 5.82 |
1965 | 5.68 |
1966 | 5.52 |
1967 | 5.34 |
1968 | 5.17 |
1969 | 5.04 |
1970 | 4.93 |
1971 | 4.84 |
1972 | 4.74 |
1973 | 4.64 |
1974 | 4.5 |
1975 | 4.42 |
1976 | 4.34 |
1977 | 4.27 |
1978 | 4.2 |
1979 | 4.12 |
1980 | 4.04 |
1981 | 3.94 |
1982 | 3.84 |
1983 | 3.72 |
1984 | 3.6 |
1985 | 3.48 |
1986 | 3.36 |
1987 | 3.23 |
1988 | 3.11 |
1989 | 3.01 |
1990 | 2.9 |
1991 | 2.81 |
1992 | 2.71 |
1993 | 2.66 |
1994 | 2.6 |
1995 | 2.57 |
1996 | 2.51 |
1997 | 2.47 |
1998 | 2.42 |
1999 | 2.34 |
2000 | 2.25 |
2001 | 2.16 |
2002 | 2.08 |
2003 | 2.01 |
2004 | 1.97 |
2005 | 1.94 |
2006 | 1.9 |
2007 | 1.85 |
2008 | 1.82 |
2009 | 1.8 |
2010 | 1.79 |
2011 | 1.78 |
2012 | 1.77 |
2013 | 1.76 |
2014 | 1.78 |
2015 | 1.78 |
2016 | 1.73 |
2017 | 1.74 |
2018 | 1.74 |
2019 | 1.71 |
2020 | 1.65 |
2021 | 1.64 |
2022 | 1.63 |
2023 | 1.62 |
Year | Median age, years |
---|---|
1960 | 18 |
1961 | 17.9 |
1962 | 17.9 |
1963 | 17.8 |
1964 | 17.8 |
1965 | 17.9 |
1966 | 17.9 |
1967 | 18 |
1968 | 18.1 |
1969 | 18.2 |
1970 | 18.4 |
1971 | 18.5 |
1972 | 18.7 |
1973 | 18.9 |
1974 | 19.1 |
1975 | 19.2 |
1976 | 19.4 |
1977 | 19.6 |
1978 | 19.8 |
1979 | 20 |
1980 | 20.2 |
1981 | 20.4 |
1982 | 20.6 |
1983 | 20.8 |
1984 | 21 |
1985 | 21.2 |
1986 | 21.5 |
1987 | 21.7 |
1988 | 21.9 |
1989 | 22.1 |
1990 | 22.4 |
1991 | 22.7 |
1992 | 22.9 |
1993 | 23.2 |
1994 | 23.5 |
1995 | 23.7 |
1996 | 24 |
1997 | 24.3 |
1998 | 24.6 |
1999 | 24.9 |
2000 | 25.2 |
2001 | 25.5 |
2002 | 25.9 |
2003 | 26.3 |
2004 | 26.7 |
2005 | 27.1 |
2006 | 27.5 |
2007 | 27.9 |
2008 | 28.3 |
2009 | 28.8 |
2010 | 29.2 |
2011 | 29.7 |
2012 | 30.1 |
2013 | 30.6 |
2014 | 31 |
2015 | 31.5 |
2016 | 31.9 |
2017 | 32.4 |
2018 | 32.8 |
2019 | 33.2 |
2020 | 33.7 |
2021 | 34.1 |
2022 | 34.5 |
2023 | 34.9 |
2024 | 35.4 |
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Brazil: National Statistics
Finance
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$2.11T
2024 |
11/194 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
47.7%
2025 |
28/195 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.62%
2022 |
33/193 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.08%
2023 |
119/163 |
Armed forces personnel |
762,000
2020 |
8/174 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-8.52%
2025 |
174/188 |
Unemployment rate |
6.8%
2024 |
67/196 |
Services, % of GDP |
59.3%
2024 |
80/191 |
Industry, % of GDP |
21.3%
2024 |
124/194 |
Economic freedom index |
55.1
2025 |
129/197 |
Income share by richest 10% |
40.8%
2023 |
6/169 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
1.3%
2023 |
162/169 |
Number of millionaires |
380,585
2024 |
19/34 |
Percentage of millionaires |
0.24%
2024 |
29/34 |
Number of billionaires |
56
2025 |
8/78 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.00004%
2025 |
54/78 |
Listed domestic companies |
331
2024 |
24/103 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$659B
2024 |
18/100 |
Total reserves including gold |
$330B
2024 |
11/177 |
Personal remittances received |
$4.9B
2024 |
40/190 |
International tourist arrivals |
6,353,000
2019 |
31/188 |
International tourism as share of exports |
1.3%
2020 |
158/184 |
Banked people share |
86.4%
2024 |
47/158 |
Energy
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,481 kg
2023 |
78/177 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$14.3
2023 |
88/173 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
480 megatons
2023 |
13/187 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
2.27 tons
2023 |
100/187 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
49.4%
2023 |
108/176 |
Renewable energy use share |
46.5%
2021 |
53/193 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
17.3%
2023 |
29/147 |
Net energy imports use share |
-13.7%
2023 |
107/144 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
2,916 kWh
2023 |
65/147 |
Renewable electricity output share |
77.4%
2021 |
35/192 |
Hydroelectric share |
60.2%
2023 |
35/192 |
Nuclear share |
2.05%
2023 |
31/192 |
Electricity access |
99.8%
2023 |
111/195 |
Society
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world population |
2.6%
2024 |
7/197 |
Annual migration change |
-225,510
2024 |
188/196 |
Urban population |
88%
2024 |
27/195 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
Average male height |
5.76 ft
2025 |
57/190 |
Average female height |
5.33 ft
2025 |
63/190 |
Quality of life index |
46
2025 |
110/197 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
34
2024 |
124/197 |
Higher education index |
92
2025 |
17/183 |
Homicides per 100K people |
20.6
2022 |
17/197 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
16
2019 |
87/197 |
Visa free countries |
164
2025 |
43/195 |
Adult literacy rate |
94.8%
2024 |
110/196 |
English speaking |
5.56%
2023 |
145/197 |
People using the Internet |
84.5%
2024 |
79/195 |
Health
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$849
2022 |
66/191 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$232.2
2022 |
62/191 |
Life expectancy |
76.2 years
2025 |
81/197 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.08%
2022 |
134/178 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.14
2021 |
87/193 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
67
2023 |
80/193 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
14.4
2023 |
100/192 |
Obesity rate |
28.9%
2022 |
60/189 |
Diabetes prevalence |
10.6%
2024 |
65/195 |
Air quality index |
58
2025 |
85/197 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
12.2%
2022 |
118/164 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
7.7 liters
2020 |
52/186 |
Territory
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world land |
5.61%
2025 |
5/197 |
Land area per capita |
15,222 sq mi
2024 |
34/197 |
Agricultural land area |
914,131 sq mi
2025 |
4/194 |
Forest area |
1,903,402 sq mi
2025 |
2/196 |
Roads length |
1,242,742 mi
2023 |
4/175 |
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