Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Brazil\u2019s gross domestic product grew 0.4% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter, reaching its highest level since records began in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compared to the second quarter of 2024, Brazilian economic activity rose 2.2%. In the first half of the year and over the last four quarters, GDP grew 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The GDP\u2014the total value of goods and services produced in the country\u2014was released Tuesday morning (2) by Brazil\u2019s statistics agency IBGE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the agency, Brazil\u2019s GDP totaled BRL 3.2 trillion (USD 589 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n GDP can be calculated from the production perspective (performance of economic activities) or the consumption perspective (spending and investment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the quarter, from the supply side, growth in services (0.6%) and industry (0.5%) offset a 0.1% decline in agriculture. On the demand side, household consumption grew 0.5%, government consumption fell 0.6%, and investment declined 2.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more<\/em>:
Brazil\u2019s economy grew 3.4% in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n