Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:07 PM

SERIAL · 076South America

Brazil

CapitalBrasília

CurrencyBRL · Brazilian real

LanguagePortuguese

Area8.5M km²

Since1822

ISOBRA · BR

Population

212.8Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in South America

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the largest Lusophone population in the world and is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas, where it is the official language.

Text: Wikipedia — BrazilCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Motto: Order and Progress
Capital: Brasília
Currency: Brazilian real (BRL)
Official language: Portuguese
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +55
Licence plate code: BR
Top-level domain: .br
Independence / founding: 07 Sep 1822
Highest point: Pico da Neblina (2,994 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Brazilian National Anthem
Patron saint: Our Lady of Aparecida

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

59.0%% of land area

#29 of 2132023

186% of world average

Forest area

4.9Mkm²

#2 of 2132023

2602% of world average

Agricultural land

28.3%% of land area

#130 of 2092023

76% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

6.7%% of land area

#123 of 2062023

48% of world average

Land area

8.5Mkm²

#5 of 2152023

1302% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

212.8Mpeople

#7 of 2162025

561% of world average

Population growth

0.4%% per year

#150 of 2162025

39% of world average

Population density

25people per km²

#180 of 2152023

6% of world average

People living in cities

88.2%% of population

#39 of 2162025

139% of world average

Urban population growth

0.7%% per year

#142 of 2162025

46% of world average

People living rurally

11.8%% of population

#178 of 2162025

32% of world average

Population aged 0-14

19.4%% of population

#128 of 2162025

77% of world average

Population aged 15-64

69.1%% of population

#36 of 2162025

108% of world average

Population aged 65+

11.5%% of population

#91 of 2162025

106% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

44.6%% of working-age population

#181 of 2162025

78% of world average

Female population

50.8%% of population

#71 of 2162025

102% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#134 of 2162024

69% of world average

Birth rate

12.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#118 of 2162024

70% of world average

Death rate

7.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#113 of 2162024

92% of world average

Net migration

-217,283people (5-year total)

#206 of 2162025

-197331% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.7%% of population

#182 of 2152024

5% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$2.28Tcurrent US$

#11 of 2112025

410% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$4.99Tcurrent int'l $

#8 of 1992025

478% of world average

GDP per person

$10,713current US$

#100 of 2112025

45% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$23,433current int'l $

#93 of 1992025

70% of world average

GDP growth

2.3%% per year

#136 of 2102025

68% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.9%% per year

#120 of 2102025

80% of world average

Gross national income

$2.21Tcurrent US$

#11 of 2042025

386% of world average

Gross national income per person

$10,550current US$

#92 of 2032025

52% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$22,670current int'l $

#93 of 1972025

71% of world average

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Inflation

5.0%% per year

#144 of 1902025

58% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

5.7%% per year

#159 of 2092025

81% of world average

Real interest rate

37.5%%

#2 of 1342025

907% of world average

Lending interest rate

45.3%%

#4 of 1342025

401% of world average

Government debt

81.9%% of GDP

#49 of 632024

137% of world average

Government revenue

26.4%% of GDP

#67 of 1492024

101% of world average

Government spending

32.4%% of GDP

#50 of 1492023

117% of world average

Government consumption

19.1%% of GDP

#61 of 1812025

109% of world average

Household consumption

63.4%% of GDP

#92 of 1812025

98% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

17.1%% of GDP

#146 of 1782025

73% of world average

Fixed investment

16.8%% of GDP

#137 of 1732025

76% of world average

Gross savings

14.4%% of GDP

#129 of 1682025

66% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$77.68Bcurrent US$

#6 of 2012025

924% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.4%% of GDP

#70 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

1.3%% of GDP

#43 of 1792025

61% of world average

Current account balance

-2.9%% of GDP

#112 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$358.51Bcurrent US$

#14 of 1772025

356% of world average

External debt

$605.46Bcurrent US$

#119 of 1212024

782% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

500-100

#141 of 1472024

141% of world average

People below the poverty line

3.0%% of population

#85 of 1472024

23% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

39.3%%

#141 of 1472024

141% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

1.3%%

#143 of 1472024

47% of world average

Stock market value

38.2%% of GDP

#44 of 882025

50% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$4.76Bcurrent US$

#43 of 1862025

92% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

#132 of 1372023

1% of world average

Exchange rate

6local currency per US$

#121 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

6.1%% of GDP

#100 of 1992025

61% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

20.1%% of GDP

#126 of 2022025

82% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

11.8%% of GDP

#82 of 1952025

107% of world average

Services' share of the economy

59.7%% of GDP

#89 of 2022025

103% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

17.8%% of GDP

#156 of 1872025

41% of world average

Imports

17.5%% of GDP

#175 of 1872025

35% of world average

Trade balance

0.3%% of GDP

#74 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

28.2%% of GDP

#181 of 2052025

44% of world average

Goods exported

$348.28Bcurrent US$

#23 of 2072025

281% of world average

Goods imported

$293.70Bcurrent US$

#26 of 2072025

233% of world average

Services exported

$54.42Bcurrent US$

#33 of 1912025

112% of world average

Services imported

$105.06Bcurrent US$

#23 of 1912025

239% of world average

Goods and services exported

$404.92Bcurrent US$

#25 of 1912025

232% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$395.83Bcurrent US$

#24 of 1912025

234% of world average

High-tech share of exports

11.1%% of manufactured exports

#60 of 1792024

92% of world average

Terms of trade

121index

#44 of 2062024

114% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.0 yrsyears

#98 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

79.1 yrsyears

#99 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, men

73.0 yrsyears

#97 of 2162024

102% of world average

Infant deaths

12.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#97 of 1962024

66% of world average

Deaths under age 5

14.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#97 of 1962024

59% of world average

Maternal deaths

67per 100,000 live births

#113 of 1942023

58% of world average

Health spending

9.7%% of GDP

#31 of 1932023

143% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,010current US$

#64 of 1932023

69% of world average

Physicians

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#79 of 1872023

112% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

5.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#70 of 1962023

117% of world average

Hospital beds

2.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#74 of 1572021

85% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#36 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

92.4%% of population

#113 of 2132024

115% of world average

Suicide rate

8per 100,000 people

#96 of 1852021

89% of world average

Adults who smoke

11.9%% of adults

#48 of 1662024

60% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.7%% aged 15-49

#99 of 1532024

51% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

49per 100,000 people

#115 of 2082024

49% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#9 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

93.0%% of children 12-23 months

#74 of 1932024

108% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.6%% of GDP

#33 of 1902022

130% of world average

Education spending

12.9%% of government spending

#93 of 1892022

96% of world average

Adult literacy

94.7%% aged 15+

#49 of 1192024

113% of world average

Youth literacy

99.5%% aged 15-24

#30 of 1262024

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

104.3%% gross

#60 of 2002024

103% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

104.1%% gross

#45 of 1882024

120% of world average

University enrolment

69.7%% gross

#51 of 1672024

140% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

20pupils per teacher

#91 of 1602017

91% of world average

Years of compulsory education

14.0 yrsyears

#10 of 1972025

139% of world average

1 of 10 figures unavailable for Brazil.

— WORK —

Unemployment

6.0%% of labour force

#109 of 1862025

86% of world average

Youth unemployment

14.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#102 of 1862025

89% of world average

Labour force participation

63.1%% aged 15+

#83 of 1862025

104% of world average

Women in the labour force

53.4%% of women aged 15+

#92 of 1862025

105% of world average

Men in the labour force

73.4%% of men aged 15+

#63 of 1862025

105% of world average

Labour force

108.3Mpeople

#6 of 1862025

535% of world average

Working in agriculture

7.6%% of employment

#119 of 1862025

35% of world average

Working in industry

20.2%% of employment

#77 of 1862025

103% of world average

Working in services

72.2%% of employment

#50 of 1862025

124% of world average

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Self-employed

30.3%% of employment

#100 of 1862025

78% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

82.3%% of labour force

#38 of 1712025

108% of world average

Employed

59.4%% aged 15+

#80 of 1862025

105% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

84.5%% of population

#89 of 2072024

118% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

102per 100 people

#135 of 2102024

88% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

24per 100 people

#78 of 2082024

132% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11per 100 people

#106 of 2132024

72% of world average

Access to electricity

99.8%% of population

#125 of 2142024

112% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

96.5%% of population

#78 of 1892023

139% of world average

Electricity used per person

3,068kWh per person

#66 of 1492024

73% of world average

Energy used per person

1,512kg oil equivalent per person

#73 of 1492024

67% of world average

Air passengers carried

95.4Mpassengers

#10 of 1652023

369% of world average

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Air freight

1,387million tonne-km

#24 of 1632023

106% of world average

Rail network

32,622route-km

not enough data to rank2007

313% of world average

Rail passengers

16,486million passenger-km

#13 of 782019

60% of world average

Container port traffic

13.9MTEU

#13 of 1672024

255% of world average

Research and development spending

1.2%% of GDP

#36 of 1272023

123% of world average

Patent applications by residents

4,666count

#15 of 1422021

29% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

58,292count

#13 of 1972023

355% of world average

Tourists arriving

6.4Mcount

#32 of 1942019

124% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$3.10Bcurrent US$

#40 of 1752020

84% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

2tonnes per person

#95 of 2032024

51% of world average

Carbon emissions

491Mt CO2

#192 of 2032024

263% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

1,299Mt CO2-equivalent

#198 of 2032024

512% of world average

Protected land

30.6%% of land area

#36 of 2132025

162% of world average

Protected coastal waters

26.6%% of territorial waters

#21 of 1742025

257% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1.2%% of internal resources

#30 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

26,918m³ per person

#24 of 1832022

191% of world average

Renewable energy use

46.5%% of final energy consumption

#53 of 2122021

160% of world average

Electricity from renewables

77.4%% of total

#35 of 2062021

223% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

8.7%% of total

#23 of 2092023

15% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

2.1%% of total

#30 of 2082024

59% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-13.7%% of energy use

#106 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.0%% of GDP

#118 of 1562024

44% of world average

Military spending

$20.95Bcurrent US$

#21 of 1602024

126% of world average

Military spending

2.1%% of government spending

#136 of 1532024

28% of world average

Armed forces personnel

762,000people

#8 of 1702020

476% of world average

Armed forces

0.8%% of labour force

#90 of 1682020

61% of world average

Tax revenue

15.4%% of GDP

#85 of 1492024

92% of world average

Homicides

19per 100,000 people

#139 of 1582023

247% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

China$100.02B
USA$38.10B
Argentina$18.11B
Netherlands$11.75B
Spain$8.79B
Mexico$7.73B
Singapore$7.43B
Canada$7.25B

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Chile$7.21B
India$6.86B
Germany$6.53B
Japan$5.51B
Rep. of Korea$5.47B
Italy$5.38B
Indonesia$4.15B

Imports fromas of 2025

China$75.87B
USA$47.79B
Germany$14.79B
Argentina$13.41B
Russian Federation$10.29B
India$8.76B
France$7.34B
Italy$7.26B

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Mexico$6.42B
Japan$6.30B
Rep. of Korea$5.56B
Chile$4.76B
Spain$3.99B
United Kingdom$3.91B
Viet Nam$3.87B

Trade balance, 2025+$54.79B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Brazilian National AnthemAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Brasília · approx. UTC-3

Neighbours

Landmarks

People

PeléBrazilian footballer (1940–2022)

NeymarBrazilian footballer (born 1992)

Hebe CamargoBrazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012)

Jair Bolsonaro38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2019–2023)

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvapresident of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023

Dilma Rousseff36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)

Paulo CoelhoBrazilian lyricist and novelist (born 1947)

RonaldoBrazilian association football player (born 1976)

RonaldinhoBrazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)

Ayrton SennaBrazilian racing driver (1960–1994)

Marjorie EstianoBrazilian actress and singer

KakáBrazilian association football player (born 1982)

History

07 Sep 1822Brazil — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population212.8M2025

GDP$2.28T2025

GDP per person$10,7132025