| Country | Brazil |
| Year | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2030 | Comparison with other OECD countries |
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| Population and migration | Total population | Evolution of the population | Total population | | 171 279.882 | 181 586.03 | 184 184.264 | 186 770.562 | 189 335.118 | 237 737.676 | /  |
Population growth rates | | 1.49705293 | 1.45303771 | 1.43085567 | 1.40419053 | 1.37310504 | 0.71374223 | /  |
Total fertility rates | | 2.39 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.27 | .. | .. | /  |
| Elderly population | Ageing societies | Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population | | 5.4446599 | 5.9781499 | 6.1040133 | 6.2221818 | 6.3364669 | 12.136876 | /  |
Ratio of inactive population aged 65 and over to the total labour force | | 11.34067061 | .. | 12.50072379 | .. | .. | 24.44613899 | /  |
| Macroeconomic trends | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Size of GDP | Gross domestic product | | .. | .. | 1 585.1237565 | .. | 1 833.601 | .. | /  |
GDP per capita | | .. | .. | 8 606.19682763 | .. | 9 569.87845656 | .. | /  |
| Economic growth | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 4.30618674 | 5.71229242 | 3.15967366 | 3.97100632 | 5.66731986 | .. | /  |
Household saving | Household net saving rates | | 7.8 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation | | 16.79983247 | 16.0966429 | 15.93846796 | 16.42874896 | 17.52430255 | .. | /  |
Gross fixed capital formation: machinery and equipment | | 7.1761163 | 7.71059254 | 7.94769469 | 8.48528376 | .. | .. | /  |
Gross fixed capital formation: housing | | 8.33459095 | 7.03946128 | 6.73930569 | 6.64128615 | .. | .. | /  |
Inflation | GDP deflator | | 6.17731988 | 8.03782186 | 7.20955156 | 6.1496365 | 3.73429222 | .. | /  |
Steel production | Steel production | | 27.9 | 32.9 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 33.8 | .. | /  |
| Economic structure | Value added by activity | Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | | 5.60281036 | 6.91333515 | 5.70839076 | 5.46651307 | .. | .. | /  |
Value added in industry, including energy | | 22.21479414 | 25.02031497 | 24.37531653 | 24.04810654 | .. | .. | /  |
Value added in construction | | 5.51696866 | 5.09332888 | 4.89769863 | 4.73216647 | .. | .. | /  |
Value added in in transport, trade, hotels and restaurants | | 17.24409973 | 17.32732866 | 17.76460671 | 18.13214897 | .. | .. | /  |
Value added in banks, insurance, real estate and other business services | | 26.82342646 | 24.21071647 | 25.60419226 | 25.44804382 | .. | .. | /  |
Value added in government, health, education and other personal services | | 22.59790065 | 21.43497586 | 21.64979512 | 22.17302114 | .. | .. | /  |
Evolution of value added by activity | Real value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing | | 2.72320999 | 2.31635327 | 0.29602231 | 4.51679773 | .. | .. | /  |
Real value added in industry | | 4.82634223 | 7.890521 | 2.08322121 | 2.32030327 | .. | .. | /  |
Real value added in services | | 3.57796518 | 4.99952223 | 3.67552251 | 4.23774453 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic globalisation | Trade | Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods |  | -3.81229834 | 31.3598375 | 42.09305777 | 46.42231216 | 40.02799855 | .. | /  |
Imports of goods |  | 58.93121229 | 65.31740887 | 76.43563035 | 91.38387818 | 120.62087117 | .. | /  |
Exports of goods |  | 55.11891395 | 96.67724637 | 118.52868812 | 137.80619034 | 160.64886973 | .. | /  |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | -7.16203 | -4.67665 | -8.30861 | -9.65367 | -13.35505 | .. | /  |
Imports of services | | 16.66037 | 17.26023 | 24.35607 | 29.11609 | 37.24962 | .. | /  |
Exports of services | | 9.49834 | 12.58358 | 16.04746 | 19.46242 | 23.89457 | .. | /  |
Trading partners | Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise trade | | 0.82069894 | 0.80337228 | 0.83100589 | 0.84093648 | 0.88014047 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise imports | | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9609303 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise exports | | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.79144412 | .. | /  |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments | | -3.75731736 | 1.76842255 | 1.5854822 | 1.25036738 | 0.10945282 | .. | /  |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | FDI flows and stocks | Outward FDI stocks | | .. | 69 196 | 79 259 | 113 925 | .. | .. | /  |
Inward FDI stocks | | .. | 161 259 | 195 562 | 236 186 | .. | .. | /  |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | | 32 779 | 18 166 | 15 066 | 18 782 | 34 585 | .. | /  |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | 2 282 | 9 471 | 2 517 | 28 203 | 7 067 | .. | /  |
| Prices | Prices and interest rates | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100 | 141.68738839 | 151.42065626 | 157.75544257 | 163.49974889 | .. | /  |
CPI: food | | 100 | 146.46820302 | 150.97716529 | 151.00752131 | 161.24705587 | .. | /  |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing |  | 100 | 185.09196418 | 195.39452348 | 196.97545169 | 208.00411334 | .. | /  |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | Rates of conversion | Purchasing power parities | | .. | .. | 1.35506378 | .. | 1.39551648 | .. | /  |
Exchange rates | | 1.8294225 | 2.92512 | 2.43439 | 2.17532667 | 1.94705833 | .. | /  |
Indices of price levels | | .. | .. | 54 | .. | 68.29075036 | .. | /  |
Effective exchange rates | Nominal effective exchange rates | | 100 | 61.89751656 | 74.17964829 | 82.34517062 | 88.7264464 | .. | /  |
| Energy | Energy supply | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 189.8 | 210.9 | 216.5 | 224.1 | .. | .. | /  |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | .. | .. | /  |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.18 | .. | .. | /  |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 349.2 | 387.5 | 402.9 | 419.3 | .. | .. | /  |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear electricity generation, terawatts | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12.4 | .. | /  |
Nuclear electricity generation, percentage of total production | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.8 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants connected to the grid | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants under construction | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 38.9 | 42.1 | 42.7 | 43 | .. | .. | /  |
| Energy production and prices | Energy production | Total production of energy | | 148.3 | 182.8 | 195 | 206.7 | .. | .. | /  |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 64.3 | 77.5 | 85.5 | 90.8 | 92 | .. | /  |
| Labour | Employment | Employment rates by gender | Employment rates: total | | .. | 66.4 | 67 | 67.4 | 67.4 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: men | | .. | 79.3 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.7 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: women | | .. | 54.3 | 55.3 | 55.9 | 55.9 | .. | /  |
Employment rates by age group | Employment rates for age group 15-24 | | .. | 52.4 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 52.9 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 25-54 | | .. | 75.4 | 75.9 | 76.3 | 76.1 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 55-64 | | .. | 52.5 | 54 | 54 | 53.7 | .. | /  |
Part-time employment | Incidence of part-time employment | | .. | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18 | 17.2 | .. | /  |
Self-employment | Self-employment rates: total | | .. | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34 | 32.9 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: men | | .. | 36.7 | 36.2 | 35.5 | 34.6 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: women | | .. | 32.5 | 33.1 | 31.8 | 30.8 | .. | /  |
| Unemployment | Unemployment rates | Unemployment rates: total | | .. | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: men | | .. | 7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: women | | .. | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | .. | /  |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | Labour compensation | Unit labour costs, business sector | | 8.745932 | -7.848963 | 2.374903 | -1.587995 | .. | .. | /  |
| Science and technology | Research and Development (R&D) | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D |  | 0.93870869 | 0.8301837 | 0.96918415 | 1.01876797 | .. | .. | /  |
Researchers | Researchers |  | 0.83963477 | 1.04784309 | 1.25777344 | 1.32764697 | .. | .. | /  |
Patents | Triadic patent families | | 32.64800046 | 51.28288071 | 55.91859942 | 65.02022726 | .. | .. | /  |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | Computer and internet access by households | Percentage of households with access to home computers | | .. | 16.3 | 16.91 | 19.63 | 24 | .. | /  |
Percentage of households with access to the internet | | .. | 12.2 | 12.93 | 14.49 | 17 | .. | /  |
| Communications | Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment | | 2 513.122875 | 2 289.937454 | 4 038.219522 | 4 396.264533 | 3 380.403565 | .. | /  |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 31.6 | 61.7 | 73 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Environment | Air and land | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | | 303 | 321 | 327 | 332 | .. | .. | /  |
Municipal waste | Total amount generated of municipal waste |  | 58 000 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Education | Outcomes | International student assessment | Mean scores and gender differences on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 390.33157074 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 2.78633635 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 395.14979311 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 3.15978385 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 386.19338006 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 2.88712253 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 8.95641305 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 2.33161156 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 392.88511252 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 3.74319541 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 375.80661179 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.34011524 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 407.55319695 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.67696582 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | -31.74658517 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 3.00336785 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 369.51504671 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 2.93340687 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 379.58061268 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 3.44615965 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 360.8701092 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.03151588 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 18.71050348 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 2.75934844 | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in tertiary graduation and entry rates | Tertiary graduation rates (tertiary type-A level) | | 10.33564976 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment | Tertiary attainment for age group 25-64 | | .. | 7.76355846 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 25-34 | | .. | 7.8663606 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 | | .. | 3.65960966 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Expenditure on education | Change in expenditure on education | Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education: 2000 constant prices |  | .. | .. | 1 287.02538437 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education |  | 100 | .. | 141.23194045 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education |  | 100 | .. | 101.81870182 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education |  | 100 | .. | 138.7092331 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education: 2000 constant prices |  | .. | .. | 9 994.05576409 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in tertiary education |  | 100 | .. | 117.81335362 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in tertiary education |  | 100 | .. | 142.04674652 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education |  | 100 | .. | 82.93984657 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public and private expenditure in tertiary education | Index of change in public expenditure on educational institutions | | 100 | 100.54188698 | 117.81335362 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure on educational institutions | Public expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 3.288 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.75596097 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 4.35413289 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Public finance | Government deficits and debt | Government deficits | Government net borrowing/net lending |  | -3.82425331 | -3.44846367 | -3.70345198 | -3.5305679 | -2.37230087 | .. | /  |
Government debt | General government gross financial liabilities |  | .. | .. | .. | 57.29454914 | 60.29541041 | .. | /  |
| Support and aid | Agricultural support estimates | Producer support estimate by country | | 5.78679 | 4.57378 | 6.30602 | 6.05752 | 5.02967 | .. | /  |
| Quality of life | Health | Life expectancy | Life expectancy at birth: total | | 70.5 | 71.66 | 71.955 | 72.25 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: men | | 66.71 | 67.85 | 68.14 | 68.44 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: women | | 74.29 | 75.47 | 75.77 | 76.06 | .. | .. | /  |
Infant mortality | Infant mortality | | 30.1 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 25 | .. | .. | /  |