World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
50.6 (2025)
##142 of 216 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #123 to #142 (overtook Nepal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Brazil ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank)
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