Economic Indicators for Brazil


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Current account balance-1.42-2.471.86-4.50Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index213.88204.48213.880.00
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.599.282,947.733.20Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate43.6039.4086.3627.39%
Interest rates37.2128.4077.6215.01Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt83.7079.1098.7157.23% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )100.83119.78119.7886.45
Human Capital Index0.550.550.560.53Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered767,491.00745,782.00767,491.00275,465.00Number
Time required to start a business16.6020.1086.6016.60Days
Time required to build a warehouse338.37338.37338.37338.37Days
Armed forces Personnel762,000.00762,000.00762,000.00276,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services18.1119.6319.635.65Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services15.7419.1921.995.46Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2,1741,9522,616110USD Billions
GDP Growth2.913.0210.26-4.35Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.462.435.002.24Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.142.302.300.62Per 1,000 people
Labor force106,131,599.00106,313,533.00106,313,533.0062,728,683.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education4.255.067.521.08Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.631.644.501.63Total
Population217216217107Thousands