Brazil - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Brazil was 8.30 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,947.73 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3.20 in 1998.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1981 101.73
1982 100.54
1983 135.03
1984 192.12
1985 225.99
1986 147.14
1987 228.34
1988 629.11
1989 1,430.72
1990 2,947.73
1991 432.79
1992 951.96
1993 1,927.38
1994 2,075.89
1995 66.01
1996 15.76
1997 6.93
1998 3.20
1999 4.86
2000 7.04
2001 6.84
2002 8.45
2003 14.71
2004 6.60
2005 6.87
2006 4.18
2007 3.64
2008 5.68
2009 4.89
2010 5.04
2011 6.64
2012 5.40
2013 6.20
2014 6.33
2015 9.03
2016 8.74
2017 3.45
2018 3.66
2019 3.73
2020 3.21
2021 8.30

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Brazil was 4.81 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,736.97 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3.67 in 2017.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 34.62
1962 50.25
1963 78.42
1964 89.53
1965 58.93
1966 37.94
1967 26.53
1968 26.71
1969 20.05
1970 16.26
1971 19.38
1972 19.87
1973 29.58
1974 34.61
1975 33.93
1976 41.20
1977 45.40
1978 38.23
1979 54.37
1980 92.14
1981 100.53
1982 101.03
1983 131.48
1984 201.74
1985 248.54
1986 149.18
1987 206.21
1988 627.95
1989 1,304.42
1990 2,736.97
1991 416.68
1992 969.01
1993 1,996.15
1994 2,240.17
1995 93.98
1996 18.46
1997 7.73
1998 4.92
1999 8.01
2000 5.61
2001 8.23
2002 9.80
2003 14.09
2004 7.75
2005 7.43
2006 6.77
2007 6.44
2008 8.78
2009 7.31
2010 8.42
2011 8.32
2012 7.94
2013 7.50
2014 7.85
2015 7.57
2016 8.10
2017 3.67
2018 4.49
2019 4.28
2020 4.81

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Brazil was 4.81 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,736.97 in 1990 and 3.67 in 2017.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,736.97
1991 416.68
1992 969.01
1993 1,996.15
1994 2,240.17
1995 93.98
1996 18.46
1997 7.73
1998 4.92
1999 8.01
2000 5.61
2001 8.23
2002 9.80
2003 14.09
2004 7.75
2005 7.43
2006 6.77
2007 6.44
2008 8.78
2009 7.31
2010 8.42
2011 8.32
2012 7.94
2013 7.50
2014 7.85
2015 7.57
2016 8.10
2017 3.67
2018 4.49
2019 4.28
2020 4.81

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices