Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Brazil, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 121.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Brazil peaked at 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Brazil 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0115 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +74.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 2012 | 0.009 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0195 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.029 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0287 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0886 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1833 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0119 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.009 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 110 Romania 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Bolivia 0.0394 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Venezuela 0.0382 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Cote d'Ivoire 0.037 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Cambodia 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Afghanistan 0.0362 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Brazil?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Brazil was 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.038 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.