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Brazil - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 49.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

49.5 (2025)

Global rank

##97 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1991

1.22×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#11519911996200120062011201620212025#113#972022 overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2024 overtook Philippines
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #113 to #97 (overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Real Plan curated

New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Philippines in global rank auto

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202540.5343.646.6649.73

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