Brazil: Macroeconomic Profile

INCOME AND PRODUCTION

Brazil's Gross Domestic Product for 1995 totalled US$632 billion, placing it ninth among the leading nations in the world. Owing to its extensive territory and considerable population, considered in conjunction with a per capita GDP of US$4,051, Brazil offers investors one of the world's most attractive consumer markets.

GDP per capita from 1991 to 1995

Year

GDP
(US$ billions )**

Population (millions)

GDP per capita (US$)

1991

555

146

3,801

1992

550

149

3,691

1993

574

152

3,776

1994

607

154

4,040

1995

632

156

4,051

 
** At constant prices (US$ 1,995)
Source: IPEA/ IBGE

The distribution of the GDP according to sectors has undergone few modifications over the last 25 years.

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Brazil: Regulatory Agencies and Regulation

Banking System

The regulatory system for the Brazilian market is made up of five main agencies: the National Monetary Council (CMN), the Technical Commission on Currency and Credit (COMOC), the Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN), the Securities Commission (CVM) and the Superintendency for Private Insurance (SUSEP). Each one performs one or more of the following functions: standardization, regulation, oversight and consultations regarding activities of the Brazilian financial system. The self-regulating bodies play a similar role and are represented for the most part by the stock and commodities exchanges.

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