World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 205 economies tracked
77.68B (2025)
##6 of 205 economies
4.3%
198.31×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #8 to #6 (overtook Malta). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Brazil ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.
Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.
GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.
Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.
GDP, Remittance Outflow Estimate (bilateral), Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue, Total value of imports
No community estimates yet for FDI — be the first.