Brazil

GDP growth in Brazil

GDP growth in Brazil: 9.2% a year in 1980 and 2.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.3% a year
Since 1980
−6.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
98 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in BrazilGDP growth in Brazil: 9.2% a year in 1980 and 2.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 9.2% a year in 1980, the lowest -4.4% a year in 1981.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBrazil
20252.3
20243.4
20233.2
20223
20214.8
2020-3.3
20191.2
20181.8
20171.3
2016-3.3
2015-3.5
20140.5
20133
20121.9
20114
20107.5
2009-0.1
20085.1
20076.1
20064
20053.2
20045.8
20031.1
20023.1
20011.4
20004.4
19990.5
19980.3
19973.4
19962.2
19954.4
19945.3
19934.7
1992-0.5
19911
1990-4.2
19893.2
19880.3
19873.6
19867.5
19857.9
19845.3
1983-3.4
19820.6
1981-4.4
19809.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazil
20262.2
20271.9
20282.4
20292.5
20302.5
20312.5

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.

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