Country information

Brasil

Area

8.515.770 km²

Capital

Brasilia

Government

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Population

208,49 million

Enlaces útiles Embajada de Brasil en Berlin Embajada de Alemania en Brasilia

Contact

Ulrike Göldner

Deputy Managing Director / Regional Manager Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic

u.goeldner@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 145

Economic data

Basic data 2023 2024 2025
GDP growth in % 0,9% 3,4 2,3
Industrial growth - 3,1% 0,6%
Export in billion US$ 339,67 billion 337 billion 348,2 billion
Import in billion US$ 240,83 billion 262,5 billion 280, 2 billion
Interest Rate 12,75% 10,96 14,38
Exchange rate US$ / BRL 4,86 (Sep) 5,393 5.581
Exchange rate €/BRL 5,19 (Sep) - -
Inflation 5,19% (Oct) 4,76%(Oct) 4,26%
Unemployment 8,2% 6,6% 5,6%
Foreign direct investments 64 billion $63 billion $77 billion
Foreign exchange reserves US$ 344 billion (Aug) US$ 329,73 billion US$358,23 billion
Public debt 83,7% of GDP - -

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, Electrical machinery, Vehicles
Import partner: China, USA, Germany

Export products: Soybeans, Crude Petroleum, Iron Ore, Beef
Export partner: China, USA, Argentina

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 19.05.2025
Sources: Banco Central, CNI, IBGE, OECD, MDIC, Secretaria de Comércio Exterior (SECEX), Statista, CEIC, Tesouro Transparente , UNCTAD

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