World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked
50.3 (2024)
##2 of 171 economies
1.3×
0.87×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1963 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #1 to #2 (overtook Costa Rica). 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 per Capita (Real), Learning-Adjusted Years of School, Human Capital Index (HCI+), Order and Security
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