Brazil vs China: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Brazil buys about what

$103

buys in China, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in China buys what $96.74 buys in Brazil. Prices across Brazil's economy average 97% of China's, so a dollar goes 3% further in Brazil.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureBrazilChina
Economy
Population212.8 million1.41 billion
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$2.28 trillion$19.5 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$10,713$13,862
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$23,433$29,333
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%46%47%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.19 in the US$2.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$16.91 a day2024 survey · $6,172 a year · income$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureBrazilChina
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$4.99 trillion$41.3 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar2.554Brazilian real3.398Chinese yuan
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$10,550$14,230
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$22,670$29,160

World Bank income groups: Brazil, upper middle income; China, upper middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Brazil
  • China
Year-by-year table
YearBrazilChina
2025$20,025$25,067
2024$19,652$23,841
2023$19,080$22,687
2022$18,554$21,499
2021$18,076$20,843
2020$17,328$19,215
2019$18,019$18,821
2018$17,918$17,807
2017$17,724$16,758
2016$17,621$15,773
2015$18,357$14,857
2014$19,183$13,969
2013$19,242$13,081
2012$18,832$12,218
2011$18,628$11,405
2010$18,062$10,476
2009$16,939$9,519
2008$17,113$8,744
2007$16,441$8,014
2006$15,657$7,057
2005$15,221$6,298
2004$14,911$5,684
2003$14,259$5,192
2002$14,266$4,744
2001$14,016$4,372
2000$14,005$4,066

Brazil vs China: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.