Country information
Brasil
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 Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
Economic data
| Basic data | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| GDP growth in % - 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 | - |