Facts about Brazil

Brazil now ranks as the largest recipient of Norwegian aid. This is due to the massive forestry initiative – and the payouts are performance-based. The country has also become an important partner for Norwegian industry and Norwegian investment.
Estimated population (2010)
195 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
10710 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
7,5 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
6,1 %
Industry
25,4 %
Services
68,5 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
1,6 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
1,7 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
0,02 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2007)
7,1 %
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
21
Change 2000 - 2009
-13
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2007)
0,8
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 ()
Not available
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
97 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
28 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,7

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2008)
95,1 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2008)
10 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2008)
Primary
92,7
Secondary
110,6
Tertiary
129,1

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
8,8 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity ()
Not available

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
3,7

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.