General profile: Brazil

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
214.326 Millions
5.394 BRL/US$
1 604 581 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 8 358 140 km²
8.30 %
4.61 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+34.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
118 529
200 434
186 782
280 815
Merchandise imports
77 628
193 184
180 460
234 690
Merchandise trade balance
40 901
7 250
6 322
46 124
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %25 %25 %14 %14 %20 %20 %5 %5 %35 %35 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
87 90831 33811 8789 3167 01987 90831 33811 8789 3167 019
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
15 297
30 662
33 772
33 164
Services imports
23 180
60 908
70 822
50 275
Services trade balance
-7 883
-30 246
-37 050
-17 112
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
20.5
16.1
14.6
19.5
Travel
25.2
17.2
17.3
8.9
Other services
54.2
66.7
66.8
68.4
TRADE INDICES
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1471241221231211051001041081111171078496968881736154504612310810710710810210011311712012711910210510198939291929393
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
891 634
2 208 838
1 802 212
1 604 581
GDP per capita, current US$
4 773
11 249
8 783
7 487
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.20
7.53
-3.55
4.61
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.55
-3.59
-3.04
-1.74
Exchange rate (/US$)
2.434
1.759
3.327
5.394
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
62.720.515.416.915.562.720.515.416.915.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
15 066.29
77 686.85
49 961.37
50 367.42
FDI outflows
2 516.70
22 059.92
-11 642.81
23 082.83
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.31
0.14
0.16
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 566.33 213.62 933.52 698.82 739.82 896.92 647.92 717.72 784.13 214.63 082.82 889.23 642.63 305.73 287.22 805.42 812.52 286.72 003.81 448.91 349.650 36728 31865 38659 80266 58553 70049 96163 84659 08982 06097 42277 68725 94945 05834 58518 82215 06618 14610 14416 59022 45732 779FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
4.02
-0.54
-1.09
1.19
Balance, % of imports
36.62
-4.88
-8.06
6.40
Normalized balance
0.155
-0.025
-0.042
0.031
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3832282824232624242423222126242526
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 87%Urban 87%Rural 13%Rural 13%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.245 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
4 021
3 407
3 974
5 227
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
30.22
36.04
36.23
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
6 983 069
8 901 322
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.14
1.01
0.46
0.26
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.74
9.33
8.22
8.98
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022