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Brazil · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Brazil

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Brasilia Upper middle income Nation age 204 years (since 1822) i BRA · BR
NationsTree Index 2025 i51.482nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i42 msee ranking Military strength i86percentile
Population i212.8 m7th of 217 Area i8,510,420 km²5th of 216 GDP i$2.28 trn11th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$4.99 trn intl.8th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$23,433 intl.93rd of 199 Life expectancy i76.0 years99th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i53
Strength · trunk i89
Quality of life · crown i47
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i36
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i13
CSV

In short

Brazil is 82nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 51.4 out of 100; its tree is 42 m tall.

It has 212.8 million people and an economy of $4.99 trn at purchasing power parity, 8th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (24th of 183), Renewable energy (53rd of 212) and Secondary enrolment (45th of 173).

Its weakest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (105th of 108), Government budget balance (175th of 192) and Homicide rate (129th of 145).

Over five years it fell from 63rd to 82nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 8,510,420 5th/216
Land area ikm² 8,358,140 5th/216
Population ipeople 212.8 m 7th/217
Population growth i% 0.38% 150th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 25.4 181st/216
Urban population i% 88.2% 39th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 19.4% 128th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 11.5% 92nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $2.28 trn 11th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $4.99 trn 8th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $4.26 trn 8th/199
GDP per person iUSD $10,713 101st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $23,433 93rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $10,550 92nd/201
GDP growth i% 2.3% 137th/210
Inflation i% 5.0% 138th/180
Unemployment i% 6.0% 109th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 81.9% 43rd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 93.3% 161st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -7.4% 175th/192

Main industries

51
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 6.1% 99th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 20.1% 124th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 11.8% 81st/192
Services i% of GDP 59.7% 88th/200

Trade

55
Exports of goods & services iUSD $406.30 bn 25th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $398.32 bn 24th/182
Exports i% of GDP 17.8% 153rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 17.5% 171st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 35.3% 170th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 16.1% 39th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 23.8% 99th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 40.7% 40th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 12.2% 36th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 11.1% 58th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.9% 115th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.4% 63rd/196

Natural resources

74
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 7.9% 53rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 2.60% 35th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.07% 63rd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 49th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 4.49% 24th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.76% 60th/209
Arable land i% of land area 6.7% 124th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 26,918 24th/183

Tourism

65
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 6.4 m 32nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $3.10 bn 40th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.3% 144th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 10.6 m 18th/107

Society & health

53
Life expectancy iyears 76.0 99th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 14.2 97th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.36 75th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.5 71st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 91% 93rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 67.2% 86th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 104.1% 45th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 52.3% 28th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 16.6% 91st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.7% 31st/193
Adult literacy i% 94.7% 39th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 69.7% 49th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.786 84th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 50.3 105th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 3.0% 69th/108

Infrastructure & digital

58
Access to electricity i% of population 99.8% 126th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 88.6% 65th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 55.0% 79th/144
Internet users i% of population 84.5% 84th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 102 135th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 24.1 78th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.20 46th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 32,6222007
Air passengers carried ipassengers 95.4 m 10th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.32 95th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 46.5% 53rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.4 68th/200
Forest area i% of land area 58.5% 34th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,528 74th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 51.6 111th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 40.4 123rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 50.6 134th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 58.9 143rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 47.9 131st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 65.5 76th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 19.3 129th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $23.95 bn 21st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.1% 111th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.2% 138th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 762,000 8th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.76% 90th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 462.0 m 23rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 153.0 m 18th/65

Science & innovation

84
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.19% 36th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 5,752 14th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 58,292 13th/197

Compare Brazil with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Brazil — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/brazil. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Brazil — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/brazil. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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