Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 2.56 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.56 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Brazil peaked at 2.56 National currency per US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 National currency per US dollar, in 1990.
That places Brazil 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 National currency per US dollar | +383.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 National currency per US dollar | +943.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 National currency per US dollar | +1946.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2837 National currency per US dollar | +2191.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5391 National currency per US dollar | +90.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6271 National currency per US dollar | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6641 National currency per US dollar | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6891 National currency per US dollar | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7339 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7579 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8022 National currency per US dollar | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8673 National currency per US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9703 National currency per US dollar | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.06 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.61 National currency per US dollar | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.82 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.01 National currency per US dollar | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 2.16 National currency per US dollar | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.21 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.22 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.26 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.38 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.41 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.45 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.49 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.56 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.56 National currency per US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.71 National currency per US dollar, 12% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.56 National currency per US dollar is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 297.35 National currency per US dollar, 1% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2191.3% | 0.0124 National currency per US dollar | 0.2837 National currency per US dollar |
| 1993 | +1946.9% | 0.0006 National currency per US dollar | 0.0124 National currency per US dollar |
| 1992 | +943.1% | 0.0001 National currency per US dollar | 0.0006 National currency per US dollar |
| 1991 | +383.3% | 0 National currency per US dollar | 0.0001 National currency per US dollar |
| 1995 | +90.0% | 0.2837 National currency per US dollar | 0.5391 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.355 National currency per US dollar | 0 National currency per US dollar | 0.7339 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | 0.7579 National currency per US dollar | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 National currency per US dollar | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | 2.22 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 National currency per US dollar | 2.26 National currency per US dollar | 2.56 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 25 Morocco 3.96 National currency per US dollar compare
- 26 Israel 3.49 National currency per US dollar compare
- 27 China 3.4 National currency per US dollar compare
- 29 Romania 2 National currency per US dollar compare
- 30 Peru 1.78 National currency per US dollar compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 1.75 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -33.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 94.51 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Brazil?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Brazil was 2.56 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 National currency per US dollar in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org