Brazil | Economic Forecasts | 2017-2020 Outlook

This page has economic forecasts for Brazil including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Brazil economy.


Overview Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
GDP Growth Rate 0.20 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.5 percent [+]
Unemployment Rate 12.60 12.1 11.8 11.4 11.2 9.8 percent [+]
Inflation Rate 2.54 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 5 percent [+]
Interest Rate 8.25 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 percent [+]
Balance of Trade 5178.00 4800 5000 4500 4000 3000 USD Million [+]
Government Debt to GDP 69.49 70 72 72 62.55 75 percent [+]
MARKETS Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Currency 3.19 3.14 3.11 3.07 3.04 2.69 [+]
Stock Market 76390.52 75000 74300 73500 72800 64400 points [+]
Government Bond 10Y 9.64 10 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.39 percent [+]
GDP Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
GDP Growth Rate 0.20 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.5 percent [+]
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.30 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.9 percent [+]
GDP 1796.19 1820 1970 1970 1970 2400 USD Billion [+]
GDP Constant Prices 288139.83 285600 280900 287000 287214 299000 BRL Million [+]
Gross National Product 1616034.08 1750000 1800000 1850000 1619381 2000000 BRL Million [+]
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 253869.44 266000 268000 271000 252890 306000 BRL Million [+]
GDP per capita 10826.30 10050 11200 11200 10751 11730 USD [+]
GDP per capita PPP 14023.70 14500 16000 16000 12871 18800 USD [+]
GDP From Agriculture 22012.33 13000 24500 21902 18743 15500 BRL Million [+]
GDP From Construction 15458.89 16836 16663 16843 17251 19200 BRL Million [+]
GDP From Manufacturing 28065.11 28267 26931 27948 29205 33500 [+]
GDP From Mining 2514.54 2480 2250 2370 2560 2860 BRL Million [+]
GDP From Public Administration 39294.72 39159 39178 39264 39217 37500 BRL Million [+]
GDP From Services 173377.31 180000 170000 173000 174000 175000 BRL Million [+]
GDP From Transport 7809.32 7784 7659 7743 7841 9140 BRL Million [+]
GDP From Utilities 6303.01 6390 6520 6650 6360 6660 BRL Million [+]
LABOUR Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Unemployment Rate 12.60 12.1 11.8 11.4 11.2 9.8 percent [+]
Employed Persons 91.06 91 91.2 91.1 90.58 92 Million [+]
Unemployed Persons 13.11 13.5 12.9 12.9 12.22 9 Million [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.80 61.8 61.9 61.9 61.31 62.8 percent [+]
Labour Costs 129.29 120 122 122 125 139 Index Points [+]
Wages 2105.00 2050 2058 2025 2089 2500 BRL/Month [+]
Minimum Wages 937.00 937 1090 1090 1090 1280 BRL/Month [+]
Population 206.08 207 208 208 209 212 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 60.00 60 60 60 60 60 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65 65 65 65 65 [+]
Productivity 129.29 138 126 125 125 162 Index Points [+]
Living Wage Family 2187.00 2259 2259 2259 2259 2259 BRL/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1608.90 1676 1677 1677 1677 1677 BRL/Month [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 34.39 19 25 58 60.03 20 Thousand [+]
Wages High Skilled 4100.00 4250 4290 4290 3734 4600 BRL/Month [+]
Wages In Manufacturing 2104.00 2060 2075 2078 2059 2560 BRL/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1200.00 1250 1280 1290 1087 1350 BRL/Month [+]
Employment Change -3.60 1.8 -3.5 3 -0.44 1 percent [+]
Employment Rate 54.00 54.4 54.5 54.4 54.38 56 percent [+]
PRICES Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Inflation Rate 2.54 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 5 percent [+]
Inflation Rate Mom 0.16 0.3 2.39 3.17 3.8 0.3 percent [+]
Consumer Price Index CPI 4860.83 4852 4900 4960 4886 5360 Index Points [+]
Core Inflation Rate 3.84 4 5.2 5.1 5 5.1 percent [+]
GDP Deflator 8.30 83.06 92.78 102 112 144 percent [+]
Producer Prices 679.31 640 650 660 693 950 Index Points [+]
Export Prices 121.59 121 121 121 121 125 Index Points [+]
Import Prices 112.97 113 115 115 111 145 Index Points [+]
Food Inflation -2.14 -1 1.1 1.4 1.6 6 percent [+]
Producer Prices Change -3.50 0.7 1.1 1.5 2 4.8 percent [+]
CPI Housing Utilities 8210.72 8259 8279 8288 8291 8232 Index Points [+]
CPI Transportation 4601.30 4655 4679 4686 4687 5200 Index Points [+]
MONEY Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Interest Rate 8.25 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 percent [+]
Cash Reserve Ratio 45.00 45 45 45 47.63 45 percent [+]
Money Supply M0 262770.31 259466 258756 258476 258262 256435 BRL Million [+]
Money Supply M1 314099.87 312931 312585 312276 311967 309201 BRL Million [+]
Money Supply M2 2415489.13 2445602 2457369 2463629 2466476 2452360 BRL Million [+]
Money Supply M3 5648501.39 5883081 6046818 6192552 6322455 6984740 BRL Million [+]
Foreign Exchange Reserves 381244.00 381636 381327 380781 380133 549000 USD Million [+]
Banks Balance Sheet 5783249.60 5800000 5700000 5650000 5619398 6100000 BRL Million [+]
Loans to Private Sector 738345.00 704071 684994 670793 660021 620273 BRL Million [+]
Deposit Interest Rate 12.40 8.5 8.5 8.5 408 8 percent [+]
Loan Growth -0.10 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.5 percent [+]
Central Bank Balance Sheet 3111206070.00 3127059451 3128095573 3126533237 3124570188 3106321423 BRL Thousand [+]
TRADE Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Balance of Trade 5178.00 4800 5000 4500 4000 3000 USD Million [+]
Exports 18666.00 18500 19100 18700 17300 25000 USD Million [+]
Imports 13488.00 13700 14100 14200 13143 22000 USD Million [+]
Current Account -302.50 1100 1200 1500 -1226 -500 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -1.30 -1.4 -1.5 -1.5 -0.8 -1.7 percent [+]
External Debt 666944.32 661362 655666 652818 650729 734000 USD Million [+]
Terms of Trade 107.63 91 106 106 105 100 Index Points [+]
Capital Flows 344.40 -781 -1124 -1361 -1552 1030 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 5138.00 4301 4149 4059 3986 7000 USD Million [+]
Remittances 201.70 188 187 186 185 179 USD Million [+]
Gold Reserves 67.29 65.03 63.82 62.62 61.39 55.5 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 2550.00 2588 2585 2582 2579 2554 BBL/D/1K [+]
Tourist Arrivals 6578.00 6600 6575 6550 6525 6200 Thousand [+]
Terrorism Index 1.74 1.01 0.91 0.81 0.71 1.52 [+]
Weapons Sales 109.00 80.7 78.98 77.27 75.55 83.09 USD Million [+]
GOVERNMENT Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Government Debt to GDP 69.49 70 72 72 62.55 75 percent [+]
Government Budget -8.90 -8.5 -9 -9 -4.31 -7 percent of GDP [+]
Government Budget Value -45541.00 -40167 -35781 -32245 -29316 -110000 BRL Million [+]
Government Spending 101634.10 102789 101957 100883 99778 90809 BRL Million [+]
Government Revenues 105595.00 104489 103462 102460 101449 92643 BRL Million [+]
Military Expenditure 22839.30 22085 22052 22020 21987 21909 USD Million [+]
Government Debt 4768883.31 4887775 4941232 4972650 4988478 4880357 BRL Million [+]
BUSINESS Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Business Confidence 55.70 58.5 59 60 61 61 [+]
Manufacturing PMI 50.90 51 51.2 51.9 52 52.8 [+]
Services PMI 50.70 51 51.8 51.3 51 52.7 Index Points [+]
Composite Pmi 51.10 50.9 50.5 50.1 49.64 53.6 Index [+]
Industrial Production 4.00 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.1 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -0.80 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.13 1.1 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production 4.20 1 1.1 2.5 1.49 1.8 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 77.80 78 78 78 79.01 79 percent [+]
Changes in Inventories -10014.39 15000 19000 28000 11435 21000 BRL Million [+]
Total Vehicle Sales 168016.00 166693 164266 162512 161007 176000 [+]
Car Production 236944.00 186000 191000 191000 221242 190000 Units [+]
Car Registrations 199.00 199 196 194 192 177 Thousand [+]
Leading Economic Index -0.38 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.17 0.2 percent [+]
Small Business Sentiment 53.40 49 50.2 50.3 55.06 51 [+]
Mining Production 2.60 -1.1 2.97 3.14 3.23 1.5 percent [+]
Steel Production 2955.00 2871 2829 2788 2750 2501 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Competitiveness Index 4.14 4.06 4.13 4.13 4.06 4.18 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 80.00 81 79 79 79 77 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 123.00 115 115 115 127 112 [+]
Corruption Index 40.00 40 42 42 37 45 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 79.00 75 74 74 80 72 [+]
CONSUMER Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Consumer Confidence 98.50 101 102 102 100 103 [+]
Retail Sales MoM -0.50 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 1 percent [+]
Retail Sales YoY 3.60 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.1 percent [+]
Consumer Spending 1023279.04 1110000 1130000 1140000 1021705 1300000 BRL Million [+]
Consumer Credit 1609812.00 1604375 1603066 1601606 1600060 1585412 BRL Million [+]
Private Sector Credit 2824847.00 3120000 2793418 2778673 2764617 3690000 BRL Million [+]
Bank Lending Rate 62.28 62.58 63.18 63.82 64.48 55.43 percent [+]
Gasoline Prices 1.23 1.2 1.13 1.08 1.03 1 USD/Liter [+]
HOUSING Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Housing Index 129.40 129 129 128 127 116 Index Points [+]
TAXES Actual Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 2020
Corporate Tax Rate 34.00 34 34 34 34 30 percent [+]
Personal Income Tax Rate 27.50 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 percent [+]
Sales Tax Rate 17.00 17 17 17 17 17 percent [+]
Social Security Rate 39.80 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.8 percent [+]
Social Security Rate For Companies 28.80 28.8 28.8 28.8 28.8 28.8 percent [+]
Social Security Rate For Employees 11.00 11 11 11 11 11 percent [+]