Country comparison

Brazil

Americas ยท BRL

VS

Australia

Oceania ยท AUD

Side-by-side levels, gaps, and history โ€” no winner badges.

Key takeaways

  • Brazil has the larger nominal GDP in this set (2.30 vs 1.80 USD tn) โ€” Australia is about 78% of that level.
  • On latest GDP growth, Brazil prints 2.2% vs 1.4% for Australia.
  • GDP per capita is higher in Australia than Brazil (65,000 vs 10,500 USD).
  • Brazil has the larger population versus Australia in this snapshot.
  • Consumer inflation runs higher in Brazil (4.5%) than Australia (3.0%).
  • Government debt / GDP is 88% in Brazil vs 50% in Australia.
  • Figures are illustrative MVP snapshots with source metadata โ€” not a scoreboard. Open any metric for a focused historical chart.

At a glance

Metric๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AustraliaGap
GDP$2.30 tn$1.80 tn$0.50 tn
GDP Growth2.2%1.4%0.8%
GDP / Capita$10,500$65,000$-54,500
Population216.0M27.2M188.8M
Inflation4.5%3.0%1.5%
Unemployment6.9%4.2%2.7%
Interest Rate14.8%3.9%10.9%
Gov. Debt88.0% of GDP50.0% of GDP38.0% of GDP
FX Reserves$360 bn$65 bn$295 bn
Gold Reserves130 t80 t50 t

Economy

Gross Domestic Product

Nominal GDP in current US dollars โ€” the broadest measure of economic output.

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Brazil

$2.30 tn

#8+1.2%vs prior

Australia

$1.80 tn

#10-3.1%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$0.50 tn

+27.8% vs B

GDP Growth

Annual real GDP growth rate.

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Brazil

2.2%

#4-6.9%vs prior

Australia

1.4%

#6+12.4%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

0.8%

+57.1% vs B

GDP Per Capita

Nominal GDP divided by mid-year population.

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Brazil

$10,500

#9-5.1%vs prior

Australia

$65,000

#2-0.9%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$-54,500

-83.8% vs B

Population

Population

Total mid-year population.

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Brazil

216.0M

#4-0.2%vs prior

Australia

27.2M

#10-0.4%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

188.8M

+694.1% vs B

Employment

Unemployment Rate

Share of the labour force that is unemployed.

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Brazil

6.9%

#2-7.9%vs prior

Australia

4.2%

#7-8.1%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

2.7%

+64.3% vs B

Government

Government Debt

General government gross debt as a share of GDP.

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Brazil

88.0% of GDP

#7+1.9%vs prior

Australia

50.0% of GDP

#10-2.4%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

38.0% of GDP

+76.0% vs B

Currency

Policy Interest Rate

Central bank main policy / target rate.

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Brazil

14.8%

#1-10.0%vs prior

Australia

3.9%

#5-6.4%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

10.9%

+283.1% vs B

Inflation (CPI)

Year-over-year consumer price inflation.

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Brazil

4.5%

#2-14.7%vs prior

Australia

3.0%

#3-1.8%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

1.5%

+50.0% vs B

Reserves

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Total foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, USD.

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Brazil

$360 bn

#4-5.8%vs prior

Australia

$65 bn

#10+4.6%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$295 bn

+453.8% vs B

Gold Reserves

Official gold holdings of the monetary authority.

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Brazil

130 t

#8-0.8%vs prior

Australia

80 t

#9-3.0%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

50 t

+62.5% vs B

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