BRL
Brazil
Brazil's real policy rate is 8.73 %, the highest of 53. And its bank spread is 37.63 %, the 3rd highest of 62.
Of 23 fields published for Brazil, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
46 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$1,314 PPP/mo
The average employee in Brazil earns about $1,314 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Money's value
22.40 %
100 saved in Brazil in 2000 buys what 22 buys today — 78 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Average monthly salary
$1,314 PPP/mo
The average employee in Brazil earns about $1,314 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Minimum wage
$559 PPP/mo
The law in Brazil sets the floor at about $559 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
0.62 %
Real house prices in Brazil rose 0.6 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
2.68 %
A bank account in Brazil currently gains about 2.7 pp of purchasing power a year.
Deposit rate
7.70 %
Inflation rate
5.02 %
At 5.0 % a year, prices double in about 14 years if it holds.
Corporate tax
34.00 %
ranked 92nd of 96
Median income
$8,989 PPP
the 3rd lowest of 42
Currency
2.27 %
ranked 8th of 71
▼ 0.04 pp since 4 October 2026▼ 6.57 pp since 24 July 2026
Retirement age (women)
62 years
ranked 11th of 49
Where Brazil sits, field by field
Each dot is Brazil’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Real policy rate8.73 %1 of 53
- Bank spread37.63 %60 of 62
- Corporate tax34.00 %92 of 96
- Lending rate45.33 %64 of 67
- Median income$8,989 PPP40 of 42
- Currency2.27 %8 of 71
- Government debt93.30 %105 of 125
- Retirement age (women)62 years11 of 49
- Deposit rate7.70 %19 of 70
- Inflation rate5.02 %88 of 126
- Savings vs inflation2.68 %22 of 70
- Money's value22.40 %81 of 116
- Median salary$852 PPP/mo55 of 79
- House price growth0.62 %19 of 54
- Average monthly salary$1,314 PPP/mo58 of 93
- Minimum wage$559 PPP/mo55 of 90
- GDP growth2.29 %77 of 127
- Unemployment rate5.97 %74 of 124
- Debt per person$9,99574 of 124
- Retirement age (men)65 years21 of 49
- Public holidays12 days50 of 104
- Price level46 % of US prices66 of 125
- GDP per capita$10,71367 of 127
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Argentina
avg gap 11.3 pp · 18 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 12 days (Brazil) vs 16 days
Dominican Republic
avg gap 15 pp · 18 shared fields
Most separates them: bank spread — 37.63 % (Brazil) vs 5.48 %
Colombia
avg gap 17.8 pp · 21 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 12 days (Brazil) vs 19 days
South Africa
avg gap 18.9 pp · 21 shared fields
Most separates them: bank spread — 37.63 % (Brazil) vs 3.27 %
| Deposit rate | 7.70 % | ranked 19th of 70 | |
| Inflation rate | 5.02 % | ranked 88th of 126 | |
| Savings vs inflation | 2.68 % | ranked 22nd of 70 | |
| Money's value | 22.40 % | ranked 81st of 116 | |
| Median salary | $852 PPP/mo | ranked 55th of 79 | |
| House price growth | 0.62 % | ranked 19th of 54 | |
| Average monthly salary | $1,314 PPP/mo | ranked 58th of 93 | |
| Minimum wage | $559 PPP/mo | ranked 55th of 90 | |
| GDP growth | 2.29 % | ranked 77th of 127 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.97 % | ranked 74th of 124 | |
| Debt per person | $9,995 | ranked 74th of 124 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 65 years | ranked 21st of 49 | |
| Public holidays | 12 days | ranked 50th of 104 | |
| Price level | 46 % of US prices | ranked 66th of 125 | |
| GDP per capita | $10,713 | ranked 67th of 127 |
✓ 23 fields published for Brazil, every one dated and sourced · 12 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Brazil: mortgage rate, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, average salary, vat, top income tax.
Sources for all 23 figures
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-09
- Bank spread — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Lending rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2022
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-10-05
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2024
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q2
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
What changed
| 10 Oct 2026 | Real interest rate (policy − CPI) | 8.98 → 8.73 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Policy rate | 14 → 13.75 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.31 → 2.27 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.27 → 2.31 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.28 → 2.27 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.12 → 2.28 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 1.91 → 2.12 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.4 → 1.91 |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 3.27 → 2.4 |
| 29 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 3.22 → 3.27 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 3.37 → 3.22 |
| 27 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.77 → 3.37 |
| 26 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 3.47 → 2.77 |
| 25 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.66 → 3.47 |
| 25 Sept 2026 | House price growth (real, y/y) | 0.1794 → 0.6182 |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 2.86 → 2.66 |
| 18 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 3.09 → 2.86 |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 3.66 → 3.09 |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 5.43 → 3.66 |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 5.74 → 5.43 |