Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil
Brazil: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil stood at 1.08.
The figure is up 56.5% on the previous year and up 132.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil peaked at 6.79 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.77, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 123rd of 187 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.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.51 | — |
| 2001 | -1.35 | -189.4% |
| 2002 | -0.46 | -65.9% |
| 2003 | -0.12 | -73.9% |
| 2004 | 1.81 | -1608.3% |
| 2005 | 0.87 | -51.9% |
| 2006 | 1.72 | +97.7% |
| 2007 | 4.48 | +160.5% |
| 2008 | 2.47 | -44.9% |
| 2009 | -0.74 | -130.0% |
| 2010 | 6.79 | -1017.6% |
| 2011 | 3.54 | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 0.82 | -76.8% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | +81.7% |
| 2014 | -0.8 | -153.7% |
| 2015 | -3.31 | +313.8% |
| 2016 | -1.22 | -63.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | -194.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -82.6% |
| 2019 | -0.85 | -525.0% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | -674.1% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | -99.4% |
| 2022 | -3.77 | -12666.7% |
| 2023 | 2.05 | -154.4% |
| 2024 | 0.69 | -66.3% |
| 2025 | 1.08 | +56.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 44% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -12666.7% | 0.03 | -3.77 |
| 2004 | +1608.3% | -0.12 | 1.81 |
| 2010 | +1017.6% | -0.74 | 6.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 | -1.35 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.781 | -3.31 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8267 | -3.77 | 4.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brazil was 1.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.77 in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Brazil ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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