What is the current inflation rate in Brazil?

Brazil's consumer price inflation is 4.4% year-on-year as of Jul 2026.

How big is Brazil's economy?

Brazil's nominal GDP was $2.28T in 2025.

Brazil's unemployment rate is 6.8% as of Feb 2025.

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify it.

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP, current prices, USD	$2.28T	$2.19T	$2.62T	$17.0B	Dec 2025	Annual
Real GDP growth, YoY	1.9%	1.8%	12.3%	-10.2%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	4.4%	4.6%	6821.3%	1.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.5%	14.9%	4.4%	Feb 2025	Monthly
Policy / benchmark interest rate	14.0%	14.3%	355085.6%	2.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Government debt % GDP	93.3%	87.0%	96.0%	59.6%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP, current prices, USD	$2.28T	$2.19T	$2.62T	$17.0B	Dec 2025	Annual
Full-Year GDP Growth	2.3%	3.4%	9.2%	-4.4%	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP per capita, PPP	Int$23,433	Int$22,371	Int$23,433	Int$6,688	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP per capita, current USD	$10,713	$10,311	$13,397	$232	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP, PPP, international $	Int$4.99T	Int$4.74T	Int$4.99T	Int$997.5B	Dec 2025	Annual
Real GDP growth, YoY	1.9%	1.8%	12.3%	-10.2%	Jun 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Total population	212.8M	212.0M	212.8M	72.4M	Dec 2025	Annual
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.5%	14.9%	4.4%	Feb 2025	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	4.4%	4.6%	6821.3%	1.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly
PPI / producer prices YoY	9.9%	10.3%	49.6%	-11.5%	Mar 2025	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Policy / benchmark interest rate	14.0%	14.3%	355085.6%	2.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Private credit / GDP	75.1%	75.6%	134.1%	11.9%	Dec 2025	Annual
Official / period-average FX vs USD	5.15 per USD	5.11 per USD	6.10 per USD	0.00 per USD	Aug 2026	Monthly
Foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold)	$369.7B	$367.6B	$388.1B	$32.9B	Jul 2026	Monthly
Money supply M2	16.25T LCU	15.64T LCU	16.28T LCU	0.77T LCU	Jun 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Consumer Confidence	84.70	88.30	114	60.20	Aug 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Current account % GDP	-2.9%	-3.0%	1.9%	-6.0%	Dec 2025	Annual
Current Account Goods	$25.0B	$12.1B	$27.7B	$-6.4B	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Current Account Services	$-15.3B	$-12.1B	$-338.0M	$-15.6B	Jun 2026	Quarterly
External Debt	$605.5B	$607.4B	$607.4B	$6.0B	Dec 2024	Annual
FDI inflows	$77.7B	$74.1B	$102.4B	$345.0M	Dec 2025	Annual
Gold Reserves	$22.4B	$22.3B	$29.0B	$265.0M	Jul 2026	Monthly
Personal remittances, received	$4.8B	$4.9B	$5.0B	$29.0M	Dec 2025	Annual
Tourism Revenues	$2.4B	$3.2B	$3.2B	$9.0M	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Exports	$374.4B	$374.3B	—	—	2025	Annual
Imports	$309.1B	—	—	—	2025	Annual

#	Name	Value 2025	Share	YoY
1	China	$168B	24.5%	+8.1%
2	United States	$98.5B	14.4%	+3.7%
3	Argentina	$30.4B	4.5%	+14%
4	Germany	$20.6B	3.0%	+0.6%
5	Netherlands	$16.3B	2.4%	-2.4%
6	Refined industrial goods	$13.5B	1.9%	+6.2%
7	Processed materials	$11.4B	1.6%	-3.1%
8	Specialty equipment	$9.3B	1.3%	+12%
9	Consumer products	$7.2B	1.0%	+0.7%
10	Intermediate goods	$5B	0.8%	-5.4%

FAQ

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Budget balance % GDP	-8.1%	-6.2%	-2.4%	-11.6%	Dec 2025	Annual
Government debt % GDP	93.3%	87.0%	96.0%	59.6%	Dec 2025	Annual
Military expenditure	1.0%	1.0%	3.4%	1.0%	Dec 2024	Annual
Military expenditure, current USD	$20.9B	$21.8B	$36.9B	$342.3M	Dec 2024	Annual
Government Spending to GDP	47.4%	45.5%	47.4%	39.3%	Dec 2025	Annual
Tax revenue % GDP	15.4%	14.0%	15.4%	12.7%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Business Confidence	-6.30	-2.80	15.90	-41.60	Aug 2026	Monthly
Composite Leading Indicator	104	104	104	93.19	Jun 2026	Monthly
Industrial production YoY	-0.4%	2.3%	32.7%	-28.2%	Jun 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Age-dependency ratio	44.6%	44.3%	89.0%	43.4%	Dec 2025	Annual
Total fertility rate	1.61 births per woman	1.62 births per woman	6.05 births per woman	1.61 births per woman	Dec 2024	Annual
Life expectancy at birth	76.02 years	75.85 years	76.02 years	53.16 years	Dec 2024	Annual
Working-age population	147.1M	146.9M	147.1M	38.6M	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Health expenditure % GDP	9.7%	9.4%	9.7%	7.7%	Dec 2023	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
CO2 emissions	491 Mt CO₂	480 Mt CO₂	546 Mt CO₂	107 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024	Annual
Energy use per capita	1,512 kg oil eq. per capita	1,481 kg oil eq. per capita	1,522 kg oil eq. per capita	937 kg oil eq. per capita	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
ICT goods exports, % of goods exports	0.2%	0.2%	4.0%	0.2%	Dec 2024	Annual
ICT service exports, % of service exports	13.7%	12.6%	13.7%	0.3%	Dec 2025	Annual
Research & development expenditure % GDP	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%	1.0%	Dec 2023	Annual
High-technology exports, % of manufactured exports	11.1%	9.8%	16.0%	9.0%	Dec 2024	Annual