Country information
Brazil
Area
8.515.770 km²
Capital
Brasilia
Government
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Population
208,49 million
Contact
Betina Sachsse
Regional Manager for Brazil, Guyana and Jamaica / LAV-Young Professionals Coordinator
Economic data
| Basic Data | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| GDP-growth - Central Bank/IBGE | -5%P | 4,5% | 2,3% (P) |
| Industrial growth - Central Bank | -5,5% | 3,8% | -0,5% (Jul) |
| Export – Ministry Development, Industry, Trade | US$ 209,8 billion | US$ 280 billion | US$ 348,8 billion |
| Import - Ministry Development, Industry, Trade | US$ 158,9 billion | US$ 219 billion | US$ 237,2 billion |
| Interest rate - Central Bank | 2,0% | 9,25% | 13,75% |
| Exchange rate US$ / BRL - Central Bank | 5,28 | 5,50 | 5,15 (Sep) |
| Exchange rate €/BRL - Central Bank | 5,99 | 6,19 | 5,17 (Sep) |
| Inflation - Central Bank | 4,23% | 10,06% | 8,73% (Sep) |
| Unemployment- IBGE/Central Bank | 13,6% | 11,6% | 10,5% |
| Foreign Direct Investment FDI | (3,4% of GDP) | US$58 billion | US$39 billion (May) |
| Currency reserves | US$ 356,9 billion | US$ 355 billion | US$ 316 billion (Jul) |
| Public debt | 91,4% of GDP | 80,3% of GDP | 79,1% of GDP (P) |