GDP reading: GDP contracted 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted quarter on quarter basis in the third quarter, above the 1.1%...
Economic Growth in Brazil
Brazil's GDP growth between 2013 and 2022 was characterized by economic turbulence and modest recoveries. The country entered a severe recession in 2015-2016, driven by political instability and declining commodity prices. Subsequent years saw gradual recovery, although growth remained sluggish. The COVID-19 pandemic brought another downturn, but the economy showed resilience in 2021-2022, partly due to commodity exports and strong fiscal stimulus.
The Brazilian economy recorded an average growth rate of 0.6% in the decade to 2022, below the 1.3% average for Latin America. In 2022, Brazil's real GDP growth was 2.9%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Brazil GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Brazil from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Macrobond.
Brazil GDP Data
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) | 1.2 | -3.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| GDP (USD bn) | 1,873 | 1,477 | 1,670 | 1,952 | 2,173 |
| GDP (BRL bn) | 7,389 | 7,610 | 9,012 | 10,080 | 10,856 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | 5.5 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 7.7 |
Economic growth smashes expectations in Q2
GDP reading: The Brazilian economy stepped on the gas in the second quarter of 2024, with GDP growth accelerating to 1.4% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, improving from an upwardly revised 1.0% in the first quarter and marking the best result since Q4 2020. On an annual basis, economic growth accelerated to 3.3% in Q2, following the previous quarter's 2.5% growth and marking the best result in a year. Both the quarterly and annual upturns surprised markets on the upside.
Drivers: The quarterly acceleration was due to government spending speeding up to a 1.3% expansion in Q2 (Q1: +0.1% s.a. qoq). Less positively, private consumption growth waned to 1.3% in Q2 compared to a 2.5% expansion in Q1. Similarly, fixed investment growth slowed to 2.1% in Q2, following 3.8% logged in the prior quarter. On the external front, exports of goods and services increased 1.4% in the second quarter, which was above the first quarter's 0.4% expansion. Meanwhile, imports of goods and services growth sped up to 7.6% in Q2 (Q1: +4.5% s.a. qoq), marking the strongest reading since Q1 2021.
GDP outlook: Our panelists anticipate sequential GDP growth to decelerate to roughly a third from H1 in H2. Private spending should remain supportive of growth; our Consensus is for average inflation to hover around H1 levels in H2, and for the unemployment rate to fall. Additional extreme weather events, as well as election-related uncertainty surrounding the municipal elections in October, pose downside risks.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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