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USD 374.7 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Intl$ 3,365.3 billion (2018, estimate)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 6.1% | 5.1% | -0.1% | 7.5% | 4% | 1.9% | 3% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | ||
| 0.5% | -3.5% | -3.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 9% | 8.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
*Estimate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 8.3% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 11.8% |
*Estimate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 72.6% | 78.3% | 84.1% | 87.9% | 91.6% |
*Estimate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -10.3% | -9% | -7.9% | -7.2% | -7.5% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: BB-
Moody's: Ba2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 758.6 billion | USD 954.7 billion | USD 916.8 billion |
Petrobras, Itaú Unibanco Holding, Banco Bradesco, Vale, Banco do Brasil, Eletrobrás, JBS, Itaúsa, Braskem, Oi, CSN, Cielo, B3, CPFL Energia, Ultrapar Participacoes, Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao, Metalurgica Gerdau, Suzano Papel e Celulose, Cemig, Sabesp
-0.8 % (2018 estimate)
14.8% (2018)
1.23% (2018)
0.58% (2018)
Transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, automobiles
Machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics
China 21.8%, US 12.5%, Argentina 8.1%, Netherlands 4.3% (2017)
China 18.1%, US 16.7%, Argentina 6.3%, Germany 6.1% (2017)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 52,751 million | USD 67,583 million | USD 61,223 million |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD -5,934 million | USD 16,678 million | USD -13,036 million |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD -2,212 million |
USD -5,870 million |
USD 605 million | USD -2,013 million |
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Telefonica Brasil SA, GVT Participacoes SA, Brazil, USD 9.8 billion
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
124 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 138 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 170 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 98 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 133 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 104 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 61 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 184 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 108 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 58 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 77 out of 190 countries
World Bank - Doing Business 2019
71 out of 141 countries (2019)
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language)
Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, no
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
| 146.59 million | 173.77 million | 194.89 million | 203.48 million | 211.38* million |
*Estimate
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 46.1% | 65.5% | 81.2% | 86.6% |
Total population: 92%
Male: 91.7%
Female: 92.3%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
9.6% (last available estimate, 2017)
53.3 (last available estimate, 2017)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 2
Civil Liberties: 2 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 18.3% Mobile: 98.8% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)
São Paulo: 86th
Rio de Janeiro: 121st
Brasilia: 174th
(2019)