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MacroEconomic Profile

  • Brazil: Macroeconomic Profile

    INCOME AND PRODUCTION

    Brazil's Gross Domestic Product for 1995 totalled US$632 billion, placing it ninth among the leading nations in the world. Owing to its extensive territory and considerable population, considered in conjunction with a per capita GDP of US$4,051, Brazil offers investors one of the world's most attractive consumer markets.

    GDP per capita from 1991 to 1995

    Year

    GDP
    (US$ billions )**

    Population (millions)

    GDP per capita (US$)

    1991

    555

    146

    3,801

    1992

    550

    149

    3,691

    1993

    574

    152

    3,776

    1994

    607

    154

    4,040

    1995

    632

    156

    4,051

    ** At constant prices (US$ 1,995)
    Source: IPEA/ IBGE

    The distribution of the GDP according to sectors has undergone few modifications over the last 25 years.