Brazil: Wholesale price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Brazil's wholesale price index (2010 = 100) rose 71.97 on 2020 (from 203.24 to 275.21).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +6.77 and a typical year strayed about 6.4 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 71.97 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.12 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 13.88 a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 254.45 for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 43.42, against 55.89 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

Closest to Brazil in the 2021 ranking

• Philippines — 2nd of 3: 132.25
• Austria — 3rd of 3: 116.89

What this measures

Index of prices of a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

All 62 values

Wholesale price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• El Salvador — 108.45 (2016)
• Panama — 107.92 (2016)
• Peru — 118.95 (2019)
• Uruguay — 156.34 (2016)
• Venezuela, RB — 4,005 (2016)

More financial sector data for Brazil

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 75.1% (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.26 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 15.11 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 118.58% (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 7.54 (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 269.14 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$5.59 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$5.59 (2025)
• Broad money (annual % growth) — 10.18% (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth)

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Questions people ask

What is Brazil's wholesale price index (2010 = 100)?

275.21 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 155,642.62 trillion% from 0.000000000000177 in 1960 (77.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 275.21 in 2021 and the lowest 0.000000000000177 in 1960.

Is the latest change in wholesale price index (2010 = 100) unusual for Brazil?

In 2021, Brazil's wholesale price index (2010 = 100) rose 71.97 on 2020 (from 203.24 to 275.21). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +6.77 and a typical year strayed about 6.4 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.WPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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