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🇧🇷Brazil

Brazil’s $2.3T economy grew 2.3% in 2025; the IMF projects 2.2% for 2026. Inflation is 4.2% (Aug 2026) against a 13.75% policy rate.

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$2.3T

GDP in 2025, current US dollars · #11 of 56 tracked economies

2.3%

Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 2.2% for 2026

4.2%

Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Aug 2026

13.75%

Banco Central do Brasil policy rate, −125 bp over 12 months

Unemployment · 2025
6.0%
-0.9 ppvs 2024
Government debt
93.3%
6.3 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
-2.9%
Deficit · % of GDP
Population
213M
GDP per capita $10.7K
Scorecard

Brazil among 56 tracked economies

Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.

  • GDP
    $2.3T#11/56
  • Growth
    2.3%#32/56
  • Per capita
    $10.7K#40/56
  • Inflation
    4.2%#17/56
  • Jobless
    6.0%#18/50
  • Debt/GDP
    93.3%#12/56
  • Budget
    -7.4%#53/56
  • Curr. acct
    -2.9%#49/56
  • Policy rate
    13.75%#4/45
  • Population
    213M#7/56
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Growth across South America

Real GDP growth, 2025

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) · BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) · World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)