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Brazil - Entrepreneurial Intentions 49.85

GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked

Latest value

49.85 (2024)

Global rank

##3 of 116 economies

Share of global total

4.3%

Growth since 2002

1.36×

Ranking Race — Entrepreneurial Intentions

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#7#13#19#25#31200220072012201720222024#1#32022 overtook Dominican Republic2024 overtook Venezuela, RB
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Real annual global ranks, 2002 - 2024. Brazil climbed from #1 to #3 (overtook Dominican Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2022
Overtook Dominican Republic in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Venezuela, RB in global rank auto

Entrepreneurial Intentions, 2002-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20022007201220172022202415.2527.8340.4253
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