Country information

Brazil

Area

8.515.770 km²

Capital

Brasilia

Government

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Population

208,49 million

Contact

Ulrike Göldner

Deputy Managing Director / Regional Manager Chile, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Columbia, Cuba and Venezuela

u.goeldner@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 145

Economic data

Basic data 2021 2022 2023
GDP Growth - Central Bank/IBGE 4,5% 2,8% 0,9%
Industrial Growth - Central Bank 3,8% -0,5% (Jul)  
Export – Ministry Development, Industry, Trade US$ 280 billion US$ 334,1 billion  
Import - Ministry Development, Industry, Trade US$ 219 billion US$ 272,6 billion  
Interest Rate - Central Bank 9,25% 13,75% 12,75%
Exchange Rate US$ / BRL - Central Bank 5,50 5,15 (Sep) 4,86 (Sep)
Exchange Rate €/BRL - Central Bank 6,19 5,17 (Sep) 5,19 (Sep)
Inflation - Central Bank 10,06% 8,73% (Sep) 5,19% (Oct)
Unemployment- IBGE/Central Bank 11,6% 10,5% 8,2%
Foreign direct investments US$ 58 billion US$ 91,5 billion  
Foreign exchange reserves US$ 355 billion US$ 316 billion (Jul) US$ 344 billion (Aug)
Public debt 80,3% of GDP 85,9% of GDP