Human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.786 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.786
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
84th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.786
in 2023
All-time low
0.641
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil stood at 0.786. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.786 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.641, in 1990.
That places Brazil 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.641 | — |
| 1991 | 0.645 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.648 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.654 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.659 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.666 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.671 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.676 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.68 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.684 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.69 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.694 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.705 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.712 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.718 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.725 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.732 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.739 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.742 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.748 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.753 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.758 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.762 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.765 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.764 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.765 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.774 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.776 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.77 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.768 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.78 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.786 | +0.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.786 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.786 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6624 | 0.641 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7157 | 0.69 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7635 | 0.748 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.776 | 0.768 | 0.786 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Brazil was 0.786 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.786 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.641 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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