Brazil
Economy
Economic information
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per
capita
11 311 (US$ per capita)
Real GDP growth
2.30 (% change year over year [yoy])
Inflation
6.20 (% change yoy)
Public expenditure on health
4.20 (% of GDP)
Education expenditure
5.80 (% of GDP)
Unemployment rate
5.50 (% of total labour force)
Major imports
Major Australian imports from Brazil:
Medicaments (including veterinary)
87 000 000 (A$)
Civil engineering equipment and parts
66 000 000 (A$)
Coffee and substitutes
46 000 000 (A$)
Fruit juices
35 000 000 (A$)
Brazil’s major import sources:
China (1st)
15.60%
United States (2nd)
15.10%
Argentina (3rd)
6.90%
Australia (35th)
0.50%
Major exports
Major Australian exports to Brazil:
Coal
400 000 000 (A$)
Crude petroleum
44 000 000 (A$)
Nickel ores and concentrates
44 000 000 (A$)
Uncoated flat-rolled iron and steel
27 000 000 (A$)
Brazil’s major export sources:
China (1st)
19.00%
United States (2nd)
10.30%
Argentina (3rd)
8.10%
Australia (60th)
0.20%
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Economy
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July 2014
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Credits
The G20 interactive map and resources were developed using information from the following
sources (using the most recent data available at the time of publication):
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) 2013, country fact sheets, www.dfat.gov.au.
• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2014, statistics,
www.oecd.org.
• The World Bank 2014, data by country, http://data.worldbank.org/country.
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2014, World Fact Book,
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook.
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Economy
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