Economic Profile Of Brazil And Brazil - 1647 Words

Stephen Lavely 3-22-16 Col-299 Jacqueline Gray Economic Profile of Brazil Brazil is the fifth largest country in size and in population (worldbank.org). Brazil officially gained it s independence from Portuguese rule in 1822 (worldbank.org). The population of Brazil is approximately 206.1 million, according to worldbank.org. In fact, it is by far the most populated and largest country in South America. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. Brazil is located in South America on the eastern coast and takes up a large area on the continent. It also has the largest economy. It s economy has a very big impact on the rest of the world on a daily basis. It has â€Å"well-developed agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, and a rapidly expanding middle class (cia)†. Since 2003, Brazil has been steadily improving it s economy and expanded it s presence greatly. Then in 2007 to 2008, they experienced another growth surge. During this time their GDP was around 7.5%, which is fairly high. In recent years, Braz il s GDP has decreased due to a wealth of factors. Brazil, unfortunately, emerged with an â€Å"overdependence on exports of raw commodities, low productivity, high operational costs, persistently high inflation, and low levels of investment (cia)†. In the past few years, from 2013 to 2016, their GDP growth rate has reached historic lows. Their GDP growth rate reached 4.8%. According to worldbank.com, in 2015 Brazil had a GDP growth rate of 3.8%. 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