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Brazil is projected to become the world's eighth-largest economy in 2027
The IMF projects Brazil will move into eighth place among the world's largest economies in 2027.
It estimates Brazil's gross domestic product, or GDP, will reach $2.8 trillion, putting it ahead of Italy and Russia.
Brazil is projected to rank 10th in 2026, with GDP of $2.65 trillion.
The IMF expects it to remain eighth through 2031, while the United States and China stay in first and second place.
This ranking measures the size of an economy, not how quickly it grows.
In separate forecasts, the IMF estimates Brazil's economy will grow 2.2% in 2026 and 1.9% in 2027, below global and emerging-economy averages.
The IMF points to high interest rates, less fiscal support and global uncertainty as factors weighing on growth.
The International Monetary Fund projects that Brazil will become the world’s eighth-largest economy in 2027.
Brazil’s gross domestic product is forecast to reach US$2.8 trillion, moving it ahead of Italy and Russia.
The IMF estimates Brazil will rank tenth in 2026, with GDP of US$2.65 trillion.
The forecast places Brazil in eighth position through 2031, when its GDP is projected at US$3.4 trillion.
The United States, China and Germany are forecast to rank first, second and third in 2027.
- Who
- Brazil, according to projections by the International Monetary Fund.
- What
- Brazil is projected to become the world’s eighth-largest economy in 2027, with GDP of US$2.8 trillion.
- When
- 2027.
- Where
- Worldwide, in the ranking of national economies.
- Why
- The IMF projects Brazil’s GDP will exceed Italy’s and Russia’s in 2027.
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- Projected 2027 rank
- Eighth-largest economy
- Brazil GDP in 2027
- US$2.8 trillion
- Brazil GDP in 2026
- US$2.65 trillion
- Countries overtaken in 2027
- Italy and Russia
- Projected 2031 GDP
- US$3.4 trillion
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