Brazil at a glance
Brazil
Latin
America
& Carib.
Uppermiddleincome
191.6
5,910
1,133.0
563
5,540
3,118
823
6,987
5,750
1.3
1.8
1.3
2.1
0.7
1.3
22
85
72
19
4
91
89
137
141
133
..
78
73
22
5
91
90
118
120
116
..
75
71
22
..
95
93
111
112
109
POVERTY and SOCIAL
2007
Population, mid-year (millions)
GNI per capita (Atlas method, US$)
GNI (Atlas method, US$ billions)
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Development diamond*
Life expectancy
Average annual growth, 2001-07
Population (%)
Labor force (%)
Most recent estimate (latest year available, 2001-07)
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)
Urban population (% of total population)
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5)
Access to an improved water source (% of population)
Literacy (% of population age 15+)
Gross primary enrollment (% of school-age population)
Male
Female
Gross
primary
enrollment
GNI
per
capita
Access to improved water source
Brazil
Upper-middle-income group
KEY ECONOMIC RATIOS and LONG-TERM TRENDS
1987
1997
2006
2007
294.1
22.3
9.5
25.6
21.8
871.2
17.4
6.8
15.2
13.6
1,067.8
16.8
14.7
19.7
17.3
1,314.2
22.1
12.9
24.3
22.2
-0.5
2.1
40.8
41.7
..
..
-3.5
1.2
22.8
62.5
..
..
1.3
1.2
18.2
38.0
20.7
135.2
0.4
..
..
..
..
..
1987-97
1997-07
2006
2007
2007-11
1.9
0.3
5.7
2.8
1.3
9.3
3.7
2.4
4.6
5.4
4.2
3.5
4.5
3.7
3.2
GDP (US$ billions)
Gross capital formation/GDP
Exports of goods and services/GDP
Gross domestic savings/GDP
Gross national savings/GDP
Current account balance/GDP
Interest payments/GDP
Total debt/GDP
Total debt service/exports
Present value of debt/GDP
Present value of debt/exports
Economic ratios*
Trade
Domestic
savings
Capital
formation
Indebtedness
(average annual growth)
GDP
GDP per capita
Exports of goods and services
Brazil
Upper-middle-income group
STRUCTURE of the ECONOMY
1987
1997
2006
2007
(% of GDP)
Agriculture
Industry
Manufacturing
Services
10.0
45.9
32.0
44.1
5.4
26.1
16.7
68.5
5.1
30.9
18.4
64.0
4.9
30.6
17.5
64.5
Household final consumption expenditure
General gov't final consumption expenditure
Imports of goods and services
62.3
12.2
6.2
64.9
19.9
9.0
60.4
19.9
11.7
47.7
28.0
10.7
1987-97
1997-07
2006
2007
2.1
0.9
3.2
3.1
4.2
2.3
2.4
3.7
4.1
2.7
1.6
4.1
1.5
5.5
5.5
6.7
(average annual growth)
Agriculture
Industry
Manufacturing
Services
Household final consumption expenditure
General gov't final consumption expenditure
Gross capital formation
Imports of goods and services
3.6
0.8
1.8
14.0
1.9
2.5
2.1
2.7
4.7
3.6
8.7
18.1
-2.9
2.2
40.7
13.2
Growth of capital and GDP (%)
60
40
20
0
-20
02
03
04
05
06
GCF
07
GDP
Growth of exports and imports (%)
20
10
0
-10
02
03
04
05
06
07
-20
Exports
Imports
Note: 2007 data are preliminary estimates.
This table was produced from the Development Economics LDB database.
* The diamonds show four key indicators in the country (in bold) compared with its income-group average. If data are missing, the diamond will
be incomplete.
Brazil
PRICES and GOVERNMENT FINANCE
1987
Domestic prices
(% change)
Consumer prices
Implicit GDP deflator
Government finance
(% of GDP, includes current grants)
Current revenue
Current budget balance
Overall surplus/deficit
1997
2006
2007
Inflation (%)
20
228.3
204.1
5.2
7.7
6.9
4.3
5.1
4.5
15
10
5
0
10.4
-1.4
-2.8
17.1
0.1
2.4
..
..
..
36.5
-3.2
-2.8
1987
1997
2006
2007
26,225
1,718
2,325
14,331
15,053
500
4,674
3,958
43,674
2,846
2,452
29,199
59,747
2,463
5,597
16,098
127,305
..
..
79,904
96,835
..
..
49,003
148,324
11,629
8,030
75,323
107,941
2,055
16,345
28,179
82
42
193
113
113
100
106
89
120
110
91
121
1987
1997
2006
2007
28,073
17,749
10,324
59,870
77,269
-17,399
156,908
120,243
36,665
168,002
139,394
28,608
-11,699
-43
-14,876
1,823
-27,489
4,307
-23,812
-135
02
03
04
05
06
GDP deflator
07
CPI
TRADE
(US$ millions)
Total exports (fob)
Iron ore, manganese
Soybeans
Manufactures
Total imports (cif)
Food
Fuel and energy
Capital goods
Export price index (2000=100)
Import price index (2000=100)
Terms of trade (2000=100)
Export and import levels (US$ mill.)
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
01
02
03
04
05
Exports
06
07
Imports
BALANCE of PAYMENTS
(US$ millions)
Exports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services
Resource balance
Net income
Net current transfers
Current account balance to GDP (%)
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
-2
Current account balance
-1,418
-30,452
13,621
4,661
Financing items (net)
Changes in net reserves
3,583
-2,165
22,201
8,251
18,419
-32,040
78,199
-82,860
7,458
1.43E-8
52,173
1.1
85,839
2.2
169,445
1.9
1987
1997
2006
2007
119,842 198,457
9,384
5,743
0
0
194,150
9,694
0
..
9,676
0
Memo:
Reserves including gold (US$ millions)
Conversion rate (DEC, local/US$)
-4
-6
EXTERNAL DEBT and RESOURCE FLOWS
(US$ millions)
Total debt outstanding and disbursed
IBRD
IDA
Total debt service
IBRD
IDA
11,957
1,555
0
41,243
1,428
0
62,145
1,174
0
..
1,353
0
Composition of net resource flows
Official grants
Official creditors
Private creditors
Foreign direct investment (net inflows)
Portfolio equity (net inflows)
35
36
-705
1,169
61
83
-1,186
16,415
19,650
5,099
93
-401
6,197
18,782
7,716
..
..
..
..
..
World Bank program
Commitments
Disbursements
Principal repayments
Net flows
Interest payments
Net transfers
1,394
915
867
48
688
-641
1,104
1,416
1,049
368
380
-12
1,557
2,203
743
1,460
432
1,028
1,365
606
805
-199
548
-747
Composition of 2006 debt (US$ mill.)
A: 9,694
G: 20,325
D: 12,048
E: 3,562
F: 148,521
A - IBRD
B - IDA
C - IMF
D - Other multilateral
The World Bank Group: This table was prepared by country unit staff; figures may differ from other World Bank published data.
E - Bilateral
F - Private
G - Short-term
9/24/08
