Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Brazil: key statistics
Brazil has 213m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $10,713. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Brasília
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Brazilian real BRL
- Languages
- Portuguese
- ISO codes
- BRBRA
Population213m2025 · rank 7 of 217GDP$2.3tn2025 · rank 11 of 211GDP per capita$10,7132025 · rank 101 of 211Life expectancy76.0 yrs2024 · rank 99 of 217Internet users84.5%2024 · rank 84 of 188Fertility1.612024 · rank 134 of 217CO₂ per person2.32 t2024 · rank 109 of 203Inflation5.0%2025 · rank 43 of 180
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Brazil, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 213m | 2025 | 7/217 | 1/42 | +5.5% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.38% | 2025 | 150/217 | 27/42 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 88.2% | 2025 | 39/217 | 12/42 | +2.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.61 | 2024 | 134/217 | 22/42 | −9.1% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 11.5% | 2025 | 92/217 | 21/42 | +3.5 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.4% | 2025 | 128/217 | 21/42 | −3.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 25.4 | 2024 | 181/216 | 35/42 | +6.0% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 12.1 | 2024 | 118/217 | 19/42 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 8,510,420 km² | 2024 | 5/216 | 1/42 | −0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.3tn | 2025 | 11/211 | 1/41 | +27% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $10,713 | 2025 | 101/211 | 26/41 | +20% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $23,433 | 2025 | 93/199 | 22/38 | +58% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $10,550 | 2025 | 92/201 | 24/38 | +2.1% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.3% | 2025 | 137/210 | 28/41 | +5.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.9% | 2025 | 121/210 | 25/41 | +6.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 6.1% | 2025 | 99/198 | 16/37 | +1.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 20.1% | 2025 | 124/201 | 22/38 | +0.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 59.7% | 2025 | 89/201 | 21/38 | −2.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 17.1% | 2025 | 144/175 | 17/25 | −0.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 14.4% | 2025 | 125/163 | 15/22 | −0.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.0% | 2025 | 43/180 | 6/31 | −4.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 37.5% | 2025 | 3/136 | 1/31 | +3.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 45.3% | 2025 | 4/136 | 2/31 | +1.4 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 5.59 | 2025 | 119/210 | 18/39 | +68% | — | |
| Government debt | 81.9% | 2024 | 15/78 | 4/14 | +23.4 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 15.4% | 2024 | 81/142 | 9/20 | +1.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 32.4% | 2023 | 49/142 | 4/20 | +4.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 28.7% | 2024 | 91/119 | 19/22 | +5.6 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.05% | 2025 | 111/156 | 9/22 | −0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17.8% | 2025 | 154/184 | 22/27 | +4.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 17.5% | 2025 | 172/184 | 24/27 | +3.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 35.3% | 2025 | 171/184 | 24/27 | +8.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.9% | 2025 | 108/185 | 23/35 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.4% | 2025 | 63/197 | 14/38 | −0.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.2% | 2025 | 151/178 | 31/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 6.4m | 2019 | 32/196 | 4/41 | +32% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.0% | 2025 | 79/187 | 17/31 | −2.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 14.0% | 2025 | 86/187 | 17/31 | −5.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 63.1% | 2025 | 83/187 | 16/31 | −1.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 53.4% | 2025 | 92/187 | 13/31 | +0.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $700m | 2023 | 53/145 | 4/32 | −39% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 2023 | 134/139 | 28/30 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $3.3 | 2023 | 137/145 | 31/32 | −43% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 3.0% | 2024 | 65/151 | 8/22 | −1.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 6.2% | 2024 | 72/151 | 8/22 | −2.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 50.3 | 2024 | 8/151 | 2/22 | −3.5% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 112/167 | 23/28 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 18.1% | 2025 | 136/190 | 28/32 | +8.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 94.7% | 2024 | 63/141 | 14/26 | +3.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 95.0% | 2024 | 56/147 | 10/28 | +3.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.3% | 2024 | 56/191 | 14/39 | −5.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 104.1% | 2024 | 45/176 | 12/37 | +1.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 69.7% | 2024 | 52/172 | 8/31 | +21.9 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.2 | 2017 | 79/173 | 9/30 | −15% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.6% | 2022 | 33/184 | 4/38 | −0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.0 yrs | 2024 | 99/217 | 21/42 | +1.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.3 | 2024 | 99/196 | 16/35 | −12% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 14.2 | 2024 | 100/196 | 17/35 | −13% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 67 | 2023 | 81/194 | 12/34 | +9.8% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.7% | 2023 | 31/193 | 3/33 | +1.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,010 | 2023 | 64/193 | 11/33 | +1.6% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.36 | 2023 | 76/180 | 14/29 | +24% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 93% | 2024 | 74/193 | 10/33 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.7% | 2024 | 52/153 | 13/29 | +0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 8.0% | 2019 | 107/154 | 19/28 | +1.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 36/206 | 3/35 | +2.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 92.4% | 2024 | 107/203 | 19/34 | +7.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 84.5% | 2024 | 84/188 | 10/34 | +29.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 101.9 | 2024 | 135/210 | 25/40 | −27% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 24.1 | 2024 | 78/208 | 13/39 | +101% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.8% | 2024 | 126/215 | 21/42 | +0.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 98.0% | 2024 | 63/192 | 7/33 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.32 t | 2024 | 109/203 | 22/39 | −15% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 46.5% | 2021 | 53/212 | 6/41 | +1.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 77.4% | 2021 | 34/206 | 7/41 | −9.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 58.5% | 2024 | 34/214 | 9/42 | −3.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 6.7% | 2024 | 124/206 | 21/39 | +0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.2% | 2022 | 148/177 | 26/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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