Brazil vs India: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Brazil
1.47 trillion current GBP
in 2014
India
1.24 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Brazil rank
7th
India rank
9th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.47 trillion current GBP against 1.24 trillion current GBP in India, a difference of 227.66 billion current GBP.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and India ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1940s 3.28 billion current GBP 6.58 billion current GBP 3.30 billion current GBP India
1950s 4.97 billion current GBP 8.33 billion current GBP 3.35 billion current GBP India
1960s 9.20 billion current GBP 18.52 billion current GBP 9.32 billion current GBP India
1970s 59.15 billion current GBP 48.33 billion current GBP 10.82 billion current GBP Brazil
1980s 166.73 billion current GBP 149.00 billion current GBP 17.73 billion current GBP Brazil
1990s 396.12 billion current GBP 220.84 billion current GBP 175.28 billion current GBP Brazil
2000s 565.14 billion current GBP 491.66 billion current GBP 73.48 billion current GBP Brazil
2010s 1.53 trillion current GBP 1.17 trillion current GBP 367.58 billion current GBP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Brazil or India?
Brazil, at 1.47 trillion current GBP against 1.24 trillion current GBP in India as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Brazil and India?
227.66 billion current GBP, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Brazil ranks 7th and India ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.