Brazil — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Brazil, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Brazil was 2.29% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.97% in 1973. The lowest was -4.35% in 1990 (about -1.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.05% per year.
Brazil ranks 137 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Brazil sits below it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 84% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 164%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 27 of 40 economies; Dominican Republic (2.12%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 6084% in 2010. That is 130% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 16th of 107 in 1961 → 20th of 119 in 1970 → 22nd of 152 in 1980 → 160th of 176 in 1990 → 92nd of 199 in 2000 → 37th of 209 in 2010 → 92nd of 209 in 2020 → 126th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.29% | -1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 3.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 3.02% | -1.7 pp |
| 2021 | 4.76% | +8.0 pp |
| 2020 | -3.28% | -4.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 1.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 1.32% | +4.6 pp |
| 2016 | -3.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | -3.55% | -4.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.92% | -2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.97% | -3.6 pp |
| 2010 | 7.53% | +7.7 pp |
| 2009 | -0.13% | -5.2 pp |
| 2008 | 5.09% | -1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 6.07% | +2.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.96% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -2.6 pp |
| 2004 | 5.76% | +4.6 pp |
| 2003 | 1.14% | -1.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.05% | +1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 1.39% | -3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.39% | +3.9 pp |
| 1999 | 0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.34% | -3.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.39% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.21% | -2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 4.22% | -1.6 pp |
| 1994 | 5.85% | +0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 4.92% | +5.5 pp |
| 1992 | -0.54% | -1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 1.03% | +5.4 pp |
| 1990 | -4.35% | -7.5 pp |
| 1989 | 3.16% | +3.2 pp |
| 1988 | -0.06% | -3.6 pp |
| 1987 | 3.53% | -4.0 pp |
| 1986 | 7.49% | -0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 7.85% | +2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +8.3 pp |
| 1983 | -2.93% | -3.8 pp |
| 1982 | 0.83% | +5.1 pp |
| 1981 | -4.25% | -13.4 pp |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +2.4 pp |
| 1979 | 6.76% | +1.8 pp |
| 1978 | 4.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 4.93% | -5.3 pp |
| 1976 | 10.26% | +5.1 pp |
| 1975 | 5.17% | -3.0 pp |
| 1974 | 8.15% | -5.8 pp |
| 1973 | 13.97% | +2.0 pp |
| 1972 | 11.94% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 11.34% | +0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 10.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 9.5% | -0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 9.8% | +5.6 pp |
| 1967 | 4.2% | -2.5 pp |
| 1966 | 6.7% | +4.3 pp |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -1.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.4% | +2.8 pp |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -6.0 pp |
| 1962 | 6.6% | -2.0 pp |
| 1961 | 8.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brazil’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Brazil’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -73.4% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.29%; 2024: 3.42%; 2023: 3.24%; 2022: 3.02%; 2021: 4.76%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.