Brazil vs Türkiye
Brazil vs Türkiye: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 2.3% a year in Brazil and 3.7% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 1.5 percentage points, or 1.64 times that in Brazil.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 98 and Türkiye ranked 60 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Brazil at 2.5% a year and Türkiye at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Brazil | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 11.8 |
| 2020 | -3.3 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | -3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | -3.5 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8.5 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -4.9 |
| 2008 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 9.1 |
| 2004 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
| 2003 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 1.4 | -5.5 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0.5 | -3.1 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 3.4 | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 2.2 | 7 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 5.3 | -5.5 |
| 1993 | 4.7 | 8 |
| 1992 | -0.5 | 6 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | -4.2 | 9.3 |
| 1989 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 1987 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1986 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| 1985 | 7.9 | 4.3 |
| 1984 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| 1983 | -3.4 | 4.8 |
| 1982 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | -4.4 | 4.4 |
| 1980 | 9.2 | -0.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Brazil | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 2027 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| 2028 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2029 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2030 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2031 | 2.5 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025