Brazil
| Total Population | 192,800,000 (est.) |
| Total Area | 8,456,510 km2 |
| Local Currency | Real (BRL) |
| Literacy | 86.4% |
| Economically active population | 98,328,000 |
| as % of total population | 51.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7% (metropolitan areas - CEPAL statistic 2010) |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | 2,473,500 US$ millions |
| as % of Regional GDP | 44.4% (Latin America GDP 2011 = US$ 5,567,705 millions) |
| GDP per Head | 12,829 US$ |
| Latin American Ranking | 4 |
Important dates
- January 1 - New Year
- January 25 - Sao Paulo's Foundation
- February - Carnaval (Changes every year)
- April - Holy Friday (Changes every year)
- April 21 - Tiradentes
- May 1 - Labor Day
- June 15 - Corpus Christi
- September 7 - Brazil's Independence
- October 12 - Nossa Senhora Aparecida
- November 15 - Republic
- December 25 - Christmas
Economic Statistics
| (years 2008 - proj. 2012) |
| Brazil has a Gross Domestic Product of US$2,473,500MM. This is distributed by sectors in the following way: agriculture with 5.5%, having as main products coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice; industry with 27.5%, having as main products textiles, shoes, chemicals,cement, iron ore; and the services sector with 67.0%. |
National Accounts
| National Accounts | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | est. 2011 | proj.2012 |
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▲% GDP
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5.2% | -0.3% | 7.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
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Nominal GDP (US$ millions)
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1,652,800 | 1,621,700 | 2,141,900 | 2,473,500 | 2,497,600 |
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GDP per Head (US$)
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8,862 | 8,599 | 11,226 | 12,829 | 12,828 |
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GDP by Sector
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100.0% | ||||
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Agriculture
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5.5% | ||||
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Industry
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27.5% | ||||
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Services
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67.0% | ||||
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Inflation rate
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5.9% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
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Budget Balance
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-1.9% | -3.2% | -2.1% | -2.6% | -2.7% |
GDP Growth |
Trade Statistics
| Regarding foreign trade, China represents its main commercial partner buying 15.2% of Brazilian exports, whereas the main export products are constituted by primary products. |
| Foreign Trade (2010) | |||||||
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| Exports | Imports | ||||||
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By countries
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By countries
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China
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15.2% |
US
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16.5% | |||
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US
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9.6% |
China
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15.5% | |||
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Argentina
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9.2% |
Argentina
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8.7% | |||
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Netherlands
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5.1% |
Germany
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7.6% | |||
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By products
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By products
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Primary products
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44.6% |
Intermediate & raw mat.
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46.2% | ||||
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Manufactured products
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39.4% |
Capital goods
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22.6% | ||||
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Semi-manufactured prod.
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14.0% |
Consumer goods
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17.3% | ||||
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Others
|
2.1% |
Fuels & lubricants
|
14.0% | ||||
| Balance of Payments (US$ mill.) | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | est. 2011 | proj. 2012 |
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Exchange rate: BRL / US$
(end of period) |
2.34 | 1.74 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 1.82 |
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Exports of goods
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197,943 | 152,995 | 201,915 | 256,040 | 261,661 |
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Imports of goods
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173,107 | 127,705 | 181,769 | 226,243 | 243,706 |
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Trade & Services Balance
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8,146 | 6,045 | -10,551 | -8,560 | -25,000 |
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% GDP
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0.5% | 0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -1.0% |
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Income Balance
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-40,562 | -33,684 | -39,559 | -46,855 | -44,151 |
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% GDP
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-2.5% | -2.1% | -1.8% | -1.9% | -1.8% |
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Current Transfers Balance
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4,224 | 3,338 | 2,787 | 2,829 | 3,356 |
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% GDP
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0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Current Account Balance
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-28,192 | -24,301 | -47,323 | -52,586 | -65,795 |
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% GDP
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-1.7% | -1.5% | -2.2% | -2.1% | -2.6% |
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Net Direct Investments flows
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24,601 | 36,032 | 36,918 | 75,957 | 51,662 |
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% GDP
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1.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 2.1% |
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Net portfolio Investmentes flows
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-15,875 | 27,168 | 30,627 | -26,897 | -7,490 |
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% GDP
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-1.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | -1.1% | -0.3% |
Current Account Balance (% GDP)  |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | est. 2011 | proj. 2012 | |
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Foreign Debt Stock
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262,151 | 276,910 | 346,978 | 397,474 | 442,171 |
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% GDP
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15.9% | 17.1% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 17.7% |
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Foreign Debt Service
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56,466 | 44,595 | 45,808 | 74,764 | 83,203 |
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Principal repayments
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40,285 | 30,430 | 31,972 | 63,924 | 71,367 |
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Interest payments
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16,181 | 14,165 | 13,836 | 10,840 | 11,836 |
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