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General profile: Brazil

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
211.999 Millions
5.390 BRL/US$
2 179 068 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 8 358 140 km²
..
3.40 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-0.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
118 529
200 434
186 782
337 046
Merchandise imports
77 628
193 184
180 460
277 954
Merchandise trade balance
40 901
7 250
6 322
59 092
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %23 %23 %17 %17 %13 %13 %6 %6 %40 %40 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
94 41140 91713 77811 7649 93794 41140 91713 77811 7649 937
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
14 763
30 061
33 675
48 477
Services imports
24 810
67 788
79 345
103 036
Services trade balance
-10 047
-37 727
-45 670
-54 559
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
17.7
12.5
11.8
15.6
Travel
26.2
17.5
17.4
15.1
Other services
56.1
68.9
68.1
65.4
TRADE INDICES
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1681591431471241221221211051001041081111171078496968812111711412310810710710810210011311712012711910210510198
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
891 634
2 208 838
1 802 212
2 179 068
GDP per capita, current US$
4 828
11 403
8 936
10 279
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.20
7.53
-3.55
3.40
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.31
-3.93
-3.52
-2.81
Exchange rate (/US$)
2.434
1.759
3.327
5.390
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
62.919.015.818.015.762.919.015.818.015.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
15 066.29
77 686.85
49 961.37
59 178.03
FDI outflows
2 516.70
22 059.93
-11 642.81
12 426.82
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.31
0.14
0.16
0.22
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
4 902.44 433.74 973.84 102.03 566.23 213.62 933.52 698.82 739.82 896.92 647.92 717.72 784.13 214.63 082.82 889.23 642.63 305.73 287.22 805.42 812.52 286.72 003.81 448.91 349.659 17864 04073 35250 65128 32265 38659 82466 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
2024
Balance, % of GDP
3.78
-0.88
-1.57
0.52
Balance, % of imports
33.84
-7.73
-11.21
2.99
Normalized balance
0.145
-0.040
-0.059
0.015
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3533383732282824242624252423222127252526
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 88%Urban 88%Rural 12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.241 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
4 021
3 407
3 974
5 700
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
7 223 103
9 263 315
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.14
1.01
0.46
0.23
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.60
9.24
8.14
6.67
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(o) 2.59
(o) 3.18
..
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).
o
Data exclude G4651 and G4652.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
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: 02 December 2025