GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Brazil
Brazil: GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) was 59,858 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current LCU), per capita in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 59,858 current LCU per person for gdp (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 101.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Brazil peaked at 59,858 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU per person, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 132nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 current LCU per person | +41.8% |
| 1962 | 0 current LCU per person | +55.5% |
| 1963 | 0 current LCU per person | +74.3% |
| 1964 | 0 current LCU per person | +90.4% |
| 1965 | 0 current LCU per person | +58.2% |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU per person | +43.2% |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU per person | +28.4% |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU per person | +35.6% |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU per person | +29.7% |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per person | +31.0% |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per person | +44.1% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per person | +42.1% |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU per person | +37.5% |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU per person | +52.0% |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU per person | +49.0% |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU per person | +41.7% |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU per person | +60.9% |
| 1980 | 0 current LCU per person | +104.9% |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU per person | +87.6% |
| 1982 | 0 current LCU per person | +98.1% |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU per person | +119.7% |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU per person | +211.2% |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU per person | +268.0% |
| 1986 | 0 current LCU per person | +162.4% |
| 1987 | 0 current LCU per person | +210.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 current LCU per person | +613.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 current LCU per person | +1322.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0774 current LCU per person | +2565.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3973 current LCU per person | +413.1% |
| 1992 | 4.15 current LCU per person | +945.6% |
| 1993 | 89.91 current LCU per person | +2064.0% |
| 1994 | 2,193 current LCU per person | +2338.7% |
| 1995 | 4,365 current LCU per person | +99.1% |
| 1996 | 5,206 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 5,713 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 5,925 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 6,337 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 6,891 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 7,463 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 8,340 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 9,511 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 10,717 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 11,753 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 12,909 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 14,427 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 16,336 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 17,352 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 20,061 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 22,410 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 24,456 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 26,862 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 28,882 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 29,730 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 30,850 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 32,171 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 33,983 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 35,618 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 36,469 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 43,007 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 47,929 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 51,829 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 55,563 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 59,858 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 59,858 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 51% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 59,858 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 87% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2565.5% | 0.0029 current LCU per person | 0.0774 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | +2338.7% | 89.91 current LCU per person | 2,193 current LCU per person |
| 1993 | +2064.0% | 4.15 current LCU per person | 89.91 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +1322.3% | 0.0002 current LCU per person | 0.0029 current LCU per person |
| 1992 | +945.6% | 0.3973 current LCU per person | 4.15 current LCU per person |
| 1988 | +613.8% | 0 current LCU per person | 0.0002 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0.0029 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,983 current LCU per person | 0.0774 current LCU per person | 6,337 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,570 current LCU per person | 6,891 current LCU per person | 17,352 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,502 current LCU per person | 20,061 current LCU per person | 35,618 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,109 current LCU per person | 36,469 current LCU per person | 59,858 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 67,012 current LCU per person compare
- 130 Gambia 65,937 current LCU per person compare
- 131 Netherlands 65,208 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Barbados 56,730 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Malaysia 56,231 current LCU per person compare
- 135 Austria 55,691 current LCU per person compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp (current lcu), per capita in Brazil?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in Brazil was 59,858 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 59,858 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 132nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.