Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Brazil
Brazil: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution was 14,034 2011$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
14,034 2011$
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
69th
of 145 countries
All-time high
15,826 2011$
in 2015
All-time low
818 2011$
in 1854
Years of data
171
1800–2018
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Brazil, 1800–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011$.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 14,034 2011$ for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Brazil peaked at 15,826 2011$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 818 2011$, in 1854.
That places Brazil 69th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 2011$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 867 2011$ | — |
| 1820 | 867 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 867 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 926 2011$ | +6.8% |
| 1852 | 901 2011$ | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 846 2011$ | -6.1% |
| 1854 | 818 2011$ | -3.3% |
| 1855 | 824 2011$ | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 854 2011$ | +3.6% |
| 1857 | 915 2011$ | +7.1% |
| 1858 | 974 2011$ | +6.4% |
| 1859 | 966 2011$ | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 991 2011$ | +2.6% |
| 1861 | 982 2011$ | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 936 2011$ | -4.7% |
| 1863 | 956 2011$ | +2.1% |
| 1864 | 971 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 1,042 2011$ | +7.3% |
| 1866 | 1,081 2011$ | +3.7% |
| 1867 | 1,170 2011$ | +8.2% |
| 1868 | 1,170 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1,170 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1,084 2011$ | -7.4% |
| 1871 | 1,084 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 1,122 2011$ | +3.5% |
| 1873 | 1,089 2011$ | -2.9% |
| 1874 | 1,106 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 1,122 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 1,081 2011$ | -3.7% |
| 1877 | 1,050 2011$ | -2.9% |
| 1878 | 1,101 2011$ | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 1,109 2011$ | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 1,058 2011$ | -4.6% |
| 1881 | 1,068 2011$ | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1,093 2011$ | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 1,063 2011$ | -2.7% |
| 1884 | 1,135 2011$ | +6.8% |
| 1885 | 1,055 2011$ | -7.0% |
| 1886 | 1,089 2011$ | +3.2% |
| 1887 | 1,017 2011$ | -6.6% |
| 1888 | 977 2011$ | -3.9% |
| 1889 | 991 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 1,084 2011$ | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 1,152 2011$ | +6.3% |
| 1892 | 999 2011$ | -13.3% |
| 1893 | 850 2011$ | -14.9% |
| 1894 | 850 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 1,007 2011$ | +18.5% |
| 1896 | 915 2011$ | -9.1% |
| 1897 | 901 2011$ | -1.5% |
| 1898 | 923 2011$ | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 905 2011$ | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 874 2011$ | -3.4% |
| 1901 | 940 2011$ | +7.6% |
| 1902 | 921 2011$ | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 920 2011$ | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 918 2011$ | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 925 2011$ | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 993 2011$ | +7.4% |
| 1907 | 972 2011$ | -2.1% |
| 1908 | 945 2011$ | -2.8% |
| 1909 | 999 2011$ | +5.7% |
| 1910 | 990 2011$ | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 1,076 2011$ | +8.7% |
| 1912 | 1,042 2011$ | -3.2% |
| 1913 | 1,046 2011$ | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 1,004 2011$ | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 1,028 2011$ | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 1,036 2011$ | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 1,086 2011$ | +4.8% |
| 1918 | 1,041 2011$ | -4.1% |
| 1919 | 1,154 2011$ | +10.9% |
| 1920 | 1,242 2011$ | +7.6% |
| 1921 | 1,242 2011$ | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 1,301 2011$ | +4.8% |
| 1923 | 1,347 2011$ | +3.5% |
| 1924 | 1,320 2011$ | -2.0% |
| 1925 | 1,298 2011$ | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 1,299 2011$ | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 1,366 2011$ | +5.2% |
| 1928 | 1,492 2011$ | +9.2% |
| 1929 | 1,465 2011$ | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 1,350 2011$ | -7.8% |
| 1931 | 1,294 2011$ | -4.1% |
| 1932 | 1,312 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 1,387 2011$ | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 1,471 2011$ | +6.1% |
| 1935 | 1,482 2011$ | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 1,591 2011$ | +7.4% |
| 1937 | 1,610 2011$ | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 1,643 2011$ | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 1,627 2011$ | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 1,610 2011$ | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 1,683 2011$ | +4.5% |
| 1942 | 1,584 2011$ | -5.9% |
| 1943 | 1,763 2011$ | +11.3% |
| 1944 | 1,785 2011$ | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 1,792 2011$ | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 1,934 2011$ | +7.9% |
| 1947 | 1,956 2011$ | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 2,096 2011$ | +7.2% |
| 1949 | 2,204 2011$ | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 2,236 2011$ | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 2,279 2011$ | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2,377 2011$ | +4.3% |
| 1953 | 2,418 2011$ | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 2,531 2011$ | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 2,675 2011$ | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 2,672 2011$ | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 2,793 2011$ | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 3,005 2011$ | +7.6% |
| 1959 | 3,201 2011$ | +6.5% |
| 1960 | 3,398 2011$ | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 3,585 2011$ | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 3,711 2011$ | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 3,623 2011$ | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 3,637 2011$ | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3,617 2011$ | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3,747 2011$ | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 3,795 2011$ | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 4,050 2011$ | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 4,313 2011$ | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 4,635 2011$ | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 5,024 2011$ | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 5,480 2011$ | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 6,086 2011$ | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 6,416 2011$ | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 6,582 2011$ | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7,079 2011$ | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 7,248 2011$ | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 7,425 2011$ | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 7,736 2011$ | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 8,249 2011$ | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 7,709 2011$ | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 7,587 2011$ | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 7,203 2011$ | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 7,438 2011$ | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 7,862 2011$ | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 8,281 2011$ | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 8,402 2011$ | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 8,230 2011$ | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 8,333 2011$ | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 7,842 2011$ | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 7,888 2011$ | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7,813 2011$ | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8,166 2011$ | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 8,616 2011$ | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 8,952 2011$ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 9,125 2011$ | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 9,410 2011$ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9,419 2011$ | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,442 2011$ | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,834 2011$ | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 9,953 2011$ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10,245 2011$ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 10,355 2011$ | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10,950 2011$ | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 11,306 2011$ | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11,767 2011$ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12,500 2011$ | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 13,164 2011$ | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13,181 2011$ | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,216 2011$ | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 14,831 2011$ | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 14,985 2011$ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,306 2011$ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15,258 2011$ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 15,826 2011$ | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 13,873 2011$ | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 13,952 2011$ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14,034 2011$ | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14,034 2011$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,242 2011$, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14,034 2011$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,153 2011$, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 867 2011$ | 867 2011$ | 867 2011$ | 1 |
| 1820s | 867 2011$ | 867 2011$ | 867 2011$ | 1 |
| 1850s | 889.1 2011$ | 818 2011$ | 974 2011$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,047 2011$ | 936 2011$ | 1,170 2011$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,095 2011$ | 1,050 2011$ | 1,122 2011$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,055 2011$ | 977 2011$ | 1,135 2011$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 958.6 2011$ | 850 2011$ | 1,152 2011$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 940.7 2011$ | 874 2011$ | 999 2011$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,050 2011$ | 990 2011$ | 1,154 2011$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,337 2011$ | 1,242 2011$ | 1,492 2011$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,477 2011$ | 1,294 2011$ | 1,643 2011$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,841 2011$ | 1,584 2011$ | 2,204 2011$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,619 2011$ | 2,236 2011$ | 3,201 2011$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,748 2011$ | 3,398 2011$ | 4,313 2011$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,371 2011$ | 4,635 2011$ | 7,736 2011$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,929 2011$ | 7,203 2011$ | 8,402 2011$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,667 2011$ | 7,813 2011$ | 9,442 2011$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,325 2011$ | 9,834 2011$ | 13,181 2011$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,698 2011$ | 13,873 2011$ | 15,826 2011$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Brazil?
- Divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Brazil was 14,034 2011$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15,826 2011$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 818 2011$ in 1854.
- How does Brazil rank for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Brazil ranks 69th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]