BRAZIL: SELECTED ECONOMIC DATA 

Prel.

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

POPULATION

Millions

132.7

135.6

138.3

141.1

143.8

146.4

149.0

151.6

154.1

156.6

159.0

161.5

Growth Rate (%)

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

GDP, 1990 prices (000s reais)

9217

9941

10685

11063

11056

11404

10900

10926

10841

11288

11928

Real GDP Growth Rate (%)

5.4

7.9

7.5

3.5

-0.1

3.1

-4.4

0.2

-0.8

4.1

5.7

Real Per Cap. GDP (1990 reales)

0.069

0.073

0.077

0.078

0.076

0.077

0.073

0.072

0.070

0.072

0.075

Real Per Cap. GDP Growth (%)

3.0

5.8

5.5

1.3

-2.6

1.3

-5.2

-1.4

-2.8

2.9

4.2

Gross Dom. Investment/GDP (%)

17.6

20.4

20.0

23.2

24.3

26.9

22.9

19.2

19.5

20.0

20.8

Gross National Savings/GDP (%)

16.4

19.3

17.4

22.0

24.0

28.8

21.7

18.9

20.7

19.4

20.0

Foreign Savings/GDP (%)

1.2

1.1

2.6

1.2

0.3

-1.9

1.2

0.3

-1.2

0.6

0.8

PRICES

GDP Price Deflator (1990=100) [a]

Annual Change (%)

-67.4

-71.3

-59.4

-67.1

-86.6

-91.7

-96.6

-80.9

-5.8

-99.4

-96.7

Consumer Prices (1990=100) [a]

100

541

5997

134839

3733100

6883000

Annual Change (%)

197.0

248.4

125.0

233.3

690.0

1289.0

2937.7

440.9

1008.7

2148.5

2668.6

84.4

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (US$ m.)

Current Account Balance

32

-289

-5297

-1395

4181

1006

-3824

-1456

6102

36

-1185

-17741

Exports, fob

27002

25634

22348

26210

33773

34375

31408

31619

35793

39630

44102

46506

Imports, cif

13916

13168

14044

15052

14605

18263

20661

21041

20554

25301

33241

49663

Trade Balance

13086

12466

8304

11158

19168

16112

10747

10578

15239

14329

10861

-3157

Services, net

-13215

-12894

-13695

-12678

-15103

-15331

-15369

-13542

-11339

-15913

-14437

-18600

Private Transfers, net

161

139

94

125

116

225

798

1508

2202

1620

2391

4016

Capital Account Balance

4938

308

2000

4365

-1643

1514

5366

801

10360

9991

8975

29263

Official Transfers, net

10

16

-14

-57

-25

-4

1

6

-13

-17

32

-43

Direct Investment, net

1556

1267

202

1031

2629

608

324

89

1924

801

2035

2576

Private Long-Term, net

-1391

-2421

-4160

-7415

-7107

-3534

-320

-1208

-2916

-2393

-3762

-1677

Private Short-Term, net

-3903

-1002

184

-23

-1503

-517

503

951

-870

4971

6858

18595

Portfolio Investment, net

-272

-237

-203

-105

-148

-215

584

3816

7366

8394

11575

10011

Official, net

9341

5921

8945

12711

6625

7882

7261

118

3739

-515

-2247

-199

Financial Intermediaries, net

-403

-3236

-2954

-1777

-2114

-2706

-2987

-2971

1130

-1250

-5516

Errors and Omissions

399

-530

66

-805

-827

-819

-296

852

-1393

-814

-442

1444

Overall Balance

5369

-511

-3231

2165

1711

1701

1246

197

15069

9213

7348

12966

EXTERNAL DEBT

Debt Outstdg., 12/31 (US$ b.)

105.1

105.2

111.0

122.3

119.3

115.9

121.5

122.4

130.5

145.4

151.1

157.4

Debt Outstanding/GDP (%)

38.5

34.8

33.4

34.8

33.1

30.2

32.1

31.0

32.9

34.9

35.9

33.3

Debt Service/Exports (%)

46.3

38.6

46.0

42.0

46.0

36.0

22.0

23.0

21.0

25.0

31.0

38.0