External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -3.767 | -3.563 | -4.510 | -3.357 | -1.692 | -1.231 | -2.869 | -3.646 | -1.818 | -2.840 | -2.796 | -1.742 | -1.580 | -1.489 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Brazilian Real |  | 1.953 | 2.158 | 2.354 | 3.331 | 3.489 | 3.192 | 3.655 | 3.945 | 5.153 | 5.394 | 5.164 | 5.000 | 4.922 | 4.922 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar |  | 0.514 | 0.465 | 0.426 | 0.304 | 0.288 | 0.313 | 0.275 | 0.254 | 0.195 | 0.186 | 0.194 | 0.200 | 0.203 | 0.203 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 216 660 241 410.582 | 221 326 361 528.289 | 218 196 166 978.642 | 232 872 599 484.001 | 234 299 446 854.324 | 246 670 745 731.675 | 255 459 260 475.778 | 249 094 220 192.252 | 242 282 214 272.640 | 257 982 860 870.730 | 273 241 563 287.289 | 292 818 847 565.016 | 304 502 096 189.790 | 315 859 020 826.527 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 250 940 037 047.833 | 262 750 429 322.648 | 257 688 127 866.938 | 244 118 431 372.349 | 231 385 373 178.820 | 245 183 152 464.072 | 258 904 687 643.594 | 257 480 897 591.730 | 241 625 112 926.071 | 264 056 028 269.436 | 272 479 304 949.369 | 285 520 499 599.799 | 297 827 322 798.474 | 306 553 139 549.901 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 285 219 832 685.083 | 304 174 497 117.007 | 297 180 088 755.233 | 255 364 263 260.697 | 228 471 299 503.317 | 243 695 559 196.468 | 262 350 114 811.409 | 265 867 574 991.208 | 240 968 011 579.502 | 270 129 195 668.141 | 271 717 046 611.448 | 278 222 151 634.582 | 291 152 549 407.159 | 297 247 258 273.275 |
Government accounts | General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -2.262 | -2.955 | -5.951 | -10.224 | -8.977 | -7.766 | -6.959 | -5.808 | -13.343 | -4.593 | -4.612 | -7.227 | -6.367 | -5.773 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2000 |  | -0.009 | 0.001 | -0.003 | -0.013 | -0.002 | 0.008 | -0.004 | -0.004 | -0.003 | 0.006 | -0.010 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 235 552 584 384.044 | 240 625 580 913.616 | 237 222 439 612.777 | 253 178 627 899.413 | 254 729 893 528.091 | 268 179 945 110.121 | 277 734 800 894.425 | 270 814 741 732.985 | 263 408 742 419.234 | 280 478 454 234.389 | 297 067 685 212.657 | 318 352 069 817.864 | 331 054 074 531.094 | 343 401 300 452.294 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 317 313 935 598.135 | 322 118 502 405.982 | 324 752 276 419.407 | 320 106 882 427.244 | 320 820 474 601.544 | 318 644 246 372.948 | 321 129 011 788.737 | 319 556 089 137.698 | 307 788 333 816.694 | 318 420 105 119.544 | 323 293 887 064.860 | 329 198 833 398.858 | 333 623 760 176.464 | 337 959 241 190.412 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 341 425 826 285.072 | 362 311 605 434.024 | 342 248 936 873.461 | 274 713 984 422.400 | 237 419 125 875.026 | 244 159 883 272.309 | 249 893 507 708.288 | 252 972 791 688.202 | 242 985 370 606.834 | 292 804 520 361.229 | 279 636 996 154.911 | 277 412 518 561.937 | 281 492 916 769.661 | 285 385 287 405.813 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Brazilian Real |  | 4 814 760 000 000.000 | 5 331 618 999 000.000 | 5 778 953 000 000.000 | 5 995 786 998 999.990 | 6 269 327 998 999.990 | 6 585 479 000 000.000 | 7 004 141 000 000.010 | 7 389 131 000 000.000 | 7 609 596 999 999.990 | 8 898 727 463 000.000 | 9 915 316 434 000.000 | 10 623 174 444 543.900 | 11 214 424 489 073.200 | 11 796 556 115 431.700 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 3 014 590 136 258.060 | 3 110 846 904 205.020 | 3 126 897 609 971.950 | 3 016 137 341 400.980 | 2 911 328 125 424.310 | 2 958 696 518 751.130 | 3 007 822 393 702.320 | 3 044 451 563 574.230 | 2 935 822 037 575.730 | 3 092 325 868 562.770 | 3 185 647 900 873.770 | 3 282 549 388 445.330 | 3 341 589 989 175.490 | 3 409 828 382 388.790 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 823 894 303 899.650 | 1 882 131 796 505.580 | 1 891 842 831 670.790 | 1 824 830 397 537.450 | 1 761 418 483 023.160 | 1 790 077 418 025.480 | 1 819 799 668 629.260 | 1 841 961 133 792.450 | 1 776 237 846 463.600 | 1 870 926 156 639.680 | 1 927 388 068 696.370 | 1 986 015 631 062.290 | 2 021 736 512 012.370 | 2 063 022 262 666.190 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 1 822 447 002 921.960 | 1 880 638 282 773.240 | 1 890 341 612 014.550 | 1 823 382 353 748.490 | 1 760 020 758 008.530 | 1 788 656 951 504.090 | 1 818 355 616 836.360 | 1 840 499 496 380.620 | 1 774 828 361 952.190 | 1 869 441 534 833.520 | 1 925 858 643 098.490 | 1 984 439 683 180.670 | 2 020 132 218 811.710 | 2 061 385 208 297.760 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 387 937 720 287.817 | 410 306 446 482.709 | 393 131 621 392.125 | 338 350 408 867.053 | 297 098 235 577.926 | 289 348 059 538.933 | 304 327 374 241.231 | 316 581 338 816.160 | 311 113 339 942.395 | 362 698 867 112.589 | 365 521 646 501.331 | 357 082 256 818.736 | 360 019 535 594.688 | 364 449 212 925.570 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 356 015 127 545.076 | 379 674 587 729.797 | 370 944 075 683.782 | 318 749 015 099.488 | 285 180 865 816.125 | 304 183 985 989.823 | 327 468 846 421.961 | 331 859 386 247.880 | 300 779 425 361.630 | 337 178 796 944.409 | 339 160 773 270.466 | 347 280 530 486.165 | 363 420 422 193.118 | 371 027 917 555.183 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2000 |  | -0.001 | -0.006 | 0.002 | 0.027 | 0.016 | -0.001 | -0.005 | -0.006 | 0.010 | -0.009 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.000 | 0.004 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Brazilian Real, 2000 |  | 1 224 923 050 874.690 | 1 270 934 308 060.050 | 1 299 581 803 076.840 | 1 258 301 194 838.120 | 1 206 325 161 320.210 | 1 233 139 758 321.210 | 1 262 456 521 766.920 | 1 295 140 519 987.660 | 1 232 159 523 861.400 | 1 281 645 007 724.120 | 1 336 581 726 100.420 | 1 374 270 423 603.430 | 1 403 050 787 417.170 | 1 430 182 530 620.860 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2000 |  | 0.171 | 2.154 | -1.414 | 6.726 | 0.613 | 5.280 | 3.563 | -2.492 | -2.735 | 6.480 | 5.915 | 7.165 | 3.990 | 3.730 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2000 |  | 2.289 | 1.514 | 0.818 | -1.430 | 0.223 | -0.678 | 0.780 | -0.490 | -3.683 | 3.454 | 1.531 | 1.826 | 1.344 | 1.300 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2000 |  | 8.270 | 7.308 | 7.834 | 7.562 | 8.327 | 3.361 | 4.620 | 4.227 | 6.794 | 11.022 | 8.160 | 3.976 | 3.700 | 3.086 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 10.017 | 10.735 | 8.390 | 3.752 | 4.562 | 5.043 | 6.357 | 5.497 | 2.984 | 16.941 | 11.424 | 7.139 | 5.566 | 5.191 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2000 |  | 1.614 | 3.193 | 0.516 | -3.542 | -3.475 | 1.627 | 1.660 | 1.218 | -3.568 | 5.331 | 3.018 | 3.042 | 1.799 | 2.042 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2000 |  | 0.828 | 5.766 | -4.186 | -13.935 | -12.192 | -2.609 | 5.177 | 4.027 | -1.727 | 16.581 | 0.778 | -2.309 | 0.823 | 1.230 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2000 |  | 5.403 | 6.204 | 6.329 | 9.030 | 8.739 | 3.446 | 3.665 | 3.733 | 3.212 | 8.302 | 9.280 | 4.555 | 3.170 | 2.996 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2000 |  | 1.290 | 6.646 | -2.299 | -14.071 | -10.531 | 6.664 | 7.655 | 1.341 | -9.365 | 12.102 | 0.588 | 2.394 | 4.648 | 2.093 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2000 |  | 3.203 | 3.756 | 2.254 | -3.176 | -4.131 | 2.223 | 2.377 | 2.589 | -4.863 | 4.016 | 4.286 | 2.820 | 2.094 | 1.934 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2000 |  | 2.140 | 2.272 | 2.416 | 2.634 | 2.865 | 2.963 | 3.072 | 3.187 | 3.289 | 3.562 | 3.893 | 4.070 | 4.199 | 4.325 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2000 |  | 2.428 | 2.602 | 2.683 | 3.055 | 3.068 | 3.074 | 3.691 | 3.853 | 4.753 | 6.206 | 6.691 | 6.342 | 6.397 | 6.533 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2000 |  | 2.642 | 2.835 | 3.057 | 3.288 | 3.562 | 3.682 | 3.852 | 4.015 | 4.288 | 4.760 | 5.149 | 5.353 | 5.551 | 5.723 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2000 |  | 1.790 | 1.972 | 2.130 | 2.644 | 2.653 | 2.555 | 3.046 | 3.288 | 4.010 | 4.914 | 5.641 | 5.054 | 5.178 | 5.375 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Brazilian Real |  | 1.606 | 1.701 | 1.813 | 1.989 | 2.133 | 2.182 | 2.226 | 2.280 | 2.368 | 2.526 | 2.530 | 2.520 | 2.530 | 2.557 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 96 814 249.999 | 98 117 750.000 | 99 077 750.000 | 100 923 750.000 | 102 251 750.000 | 103 990 000.000 | 105 233 000.000 | 107 099 000.000 | 100 804 000.000 | 105 185 750.000 | 108 060 999.998 | 107 890 693.132 | 109 350 163.934 | 110 877 373.288 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 89 642 749.999 | 91 036 250.000 | 92 235 750.000 | 92 194 500.000 | 90 344 000.000 | 90 633 750.000 | 92 201 250.000 | 94 258 000.000 | 86 957 500.000 | 91 297 250.000 | 98 045 749.995 | 99 432 935.360 | 100 596 352.145 | 101 772 073.769 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 7.407 | 7.217 | 6.906 | 8.649 | 11.646 | 12.844 | 12.384 | 11.990 | 13.736 | 13.204 | 9.268 | 7.839 | 8.005 | 8.212 |
Monetary data | Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 8.458 | 8.438 | 11.021 | 13.542 | 14.167 | 9.917 | 6.563 | 5.917 | 2.813 | 4.813 | 10.438 | 12.125 | 10.313 | 8.375 |