Comparing its key indicators

Brazil is a large and relatively industrialised economy,

and comparing its key indicators with India gives a clear

picture. It is 2.6 times the size of India by area but has just

a sixth of the population.

 

According to World Bank figures, Brazil’s gross domestic

product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms

was $1.3 trillion 2003, whereas India’s was around $3

trillion.

 

However, the per capita income figures (2003) are

vastly different due to the difference in population size –

$7,700 for Brazil and $2,900 for India.

 

Yet, a telling

indicator of consumption patterns are the non-PPP GDP

figures in current US dollars for 2004, which are $578

billion for Brazil and $598 billion for India.