LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN · COUNTRY REFERENCE
Brazil
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ANNUAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Population & economic scale
The most recent non-empty observations returned by the World Bank when this snapshot was collected. Read the year on each card: these are annual statistics, not live measurements.
World Bank reporting entity: Brazil · 3 of 3 indicators available.
Population
212,812,405
people
observation
Definition, value & source
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Received value: 212812405 people. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
GDP
$2.28 trillion
current US$
observation
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Received value: 2279920092492.13 current US$. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP per capita
$10,713
current US$ per person
observation
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Received value: 10713.2856869511 current US$ per person. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP and GDP per capita use current US dollars, without an inflation or purchasing-power-parity adjustment. Source years can differ. Missing data is not zero; earlier archive figures below are retained as a separate historical reference.
THE REFERENCE FILE
Brazil at a glance
These are historical reference facts from the 2025 World Factbook archive. Each estimate keeps its own period; an archive edition does not make every figure a measurement from that year.
Population
total: 221,359,387 (2025 est.) male: 108,753,532 female: 112,605,855
Area
total : 8,515,770 sq km land: 8,358,140 sq km water: 157,630 sq km note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$4.165 trillion (2024 est.) $4.029 trillion (2023 est.) $3.902 trillion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
GDP (official exchange rate)
$2.179 trillion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
Real GDP growth rate
3.4% (2024 est.) 3.2% (2023 est.) 3% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP per capita
$19,600 (2024 est.) $19,100 (2023 est.) $18,600 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.4% (2024 est.) 4.6% (2023 est.) 9.3% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Unemployment rate
7.7% (2024 est.) 8% (2023 est.) 9.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
Labor force
106.79 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
Public debt
83% of GDP (2023 est.) note: central government debt as a % of GDP
Budget
revenues: $556.303 billion (2023 est.) expenditures: $706.816 billion (2023 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Current account balance
-$61.194 billion (2024 est.) -$27.933 billion (2023 est.) -$42.157 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Exports
$388.333 billion (2024 est.) $389.192 billion (2023 est.) $380.492 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports
$377.05 billion (2024 est.) $340.195 billion (2023 est.) $369.861 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$329.732 billion (2024 est.) $355.021 billion (2023 est.) $324.673 billion (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
Debt - external
$198.582 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
Electricity access
electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 100% electrification - rural areas: 97.3%
Internet users
percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Explore the country in detail
Browse the economy, population, resources and infrastructure. These archived descriptions keep their original wording and dates; they have not been updated to describe current conditions.
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Location
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Capital
name: Bras lia geographic coordinates: 15 47 S, 47 55 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Brazil has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands etymology: the name is the Latinized form of the country name, bestowed on the new capital of Brazil in 1960; previous Brazilian capitals were Salvador (1549-1763) and Rio de Janeiro (1763 to 1960)
1960 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Economic overview
upper-middle-income, largest Latin American economy; Mercosur, BRICS, G20 member and OECD accession candidate; growth driven by strong domestic consumption; monetary tightening helping curb inflation rate; high inequality in income and access to health and education
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural resources
alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Agricultural products
sugarcane, soybeans, maize, milk, cassava, oranges, chicken, beef, rice, wheat (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Industries
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - partners
China 30%, USA 10%, Argentina 5%, Netherlands 3%, Chile 2% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - commodities
soybeans, crude petroleum, iron ore, raw sugar, corn (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - partners
China 23%, USA 16%, Germany 5%, Argentina 5%, Russia 4% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, fertilizers, crude petroleum, vehicle parts/accessories, gas turbines (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Climate
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Terrain
mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Land use
agricultural land: 28.3% (2023 est.) arable land: 6.7% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.9% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 20.7% (2023 est.) forest: 58.9% (2023 est.) other: 12.7% (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural hazards
recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Languages
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and many minor Amerindian languages major-language sample(s): O Livro de Fatos Mundiais, a fonte indispens vel para informa o b sica. (Brazilian Portuguese) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.8%, Evangelical 26.9%, none 9.3%, other 4%, Spirtism (Esp rita) 1.8%, unspecified 1.4%, Umbanda and Candombl 1.1%, Indigenous religions .06%, undeclared 0.2% (2022)
2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.6% (male 22,025,593/female 21,088,398) 15-64 years: 69.5% (male 75,889,089/female 77,118,722) 65 years and over: 10.9% (2024 est.) (male 10,251,809/female 13,677,901)
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Urbanization
urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
2023, 2020 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.3 years (2024 est.) male: 72.6 years female: 80.1 years
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Literacy
total population: 94.8% (2024 est.) male: 94.5% (2024 est.) female: 95.1% (2024 est.)
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Electricity
installed generating capacity: 240.251 million kW (2023 est.) consumption: 608.451 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 7.186 billion kWh (2023 est.) imports: 22.294 billion kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 106.916 billion kWh (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Electricity generation sources
fossil fuels: 8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) nuclear: 2.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 6.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) wind: 13.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 60.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) biomass and waste: 8.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Petroleum
total petroleum production: 4.221 million bbl/day (2023 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 3.163 million bbl/day (2023 est.) crude oil estimated reserves: 12.715 billion barrels (2021 est.)
2023, 2021 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural gas
production: 22.702 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) consumption: 29.065 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) exports: 101.203 million cubic meters (2023 est.) imports: 6.356 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) proven reserves: 363.985 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
2023, 2021 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Carbon dioxide emissions
437.769 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 53.664 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 331.079 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from consumed natural gas: 53.026 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 216 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 102 (2024 est.)
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 48.4 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Airports
5,297 (2025)
2025 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Railways
total: 29,849.9 km (2014) standard gauge: 194 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 23,341.6 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge (24 km electrified) broad gauge: 5,822.3 km (2014) 1.600-m gauge (498.3 km electrified) dual gauge: 492 km (2014) 1.600-1.000-m gauge
2014 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Ports
total ports: 45 (2024) large: 4 medium: 7 small: 19 very small: 15 ports with oil terminals: 31 key ports: Belem, DTSE/Gegua Oil Terminal, Itajai, Port de Salvador, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Santos, Tubarao, Vitoria
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
agriculture: 5.6% (2024 est.) industry: 21.3% (2024 est.) services: 59.3% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Remittances
0.2% of GDP (2024 est.) 0.2% of GDP (2023 est.) 0.3% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
2024, 2023, 2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
CURRENCY OBSERVATIONS
Money & exchange rates
The latest verified daily references are separate from the historical country profile. Values are currency units per US$1.
Brazilian Real
BRL per US$1
Published reference snapshot; its original observation date is preserved.
1 BRL = US$0.19822
5.0449–5.2147 BRL per US$1 across the displayed observations. The vertical scale follows this range.
View dated observations
| Observation date | BRL per US$1 |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 5.0449 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 5.122 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 5.2147 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.2128 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.2097 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.1915 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.2023 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 5.2116 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 5.1928 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 5.1856 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 5.1849 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 5.1835 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 5.1627 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 5.1218 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5.1191 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5.1297 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 5.14 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 5.1406 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 5.1413 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 5.1431 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 5.1486 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5.142 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 5.1355 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 5.1045 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 5.1036 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 5.1041 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 5.1084 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 5.0956 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 5.1133 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 5.1227 |
Daily references are not live execution prices. A check time does not change a source observation date.
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