World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked
0.38 (2025)
##150 of 217 economies
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0.13×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #45 to #150 (overtook Spain). 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 Growth (Real), Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population), Poverty No Electricity (% of population)
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