Gross capital formation in Brazil
Brazil: Gross capital formation was 17.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 17.1% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Brazil peaked at 26.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2017.
That places Brazil 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.5% | — |
| 1961 | 18.8% | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 20.3% | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 19.0% | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 19.4% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 19.0% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 16.6% | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 22.5% | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 20.5% | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 24.3% | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 25.7% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 23.0% | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 23.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 21.9% | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.1% | 16.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.6% | 20.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 17.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.6% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1512 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,620 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,872 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9761 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Brazil?
- Gross capital formation in Brazil was 17.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for gross capital formation?
- Brazil ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.