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From 2011 to 2022 Brazil lost nearly HALF of it's GDP
| AZNgirl Sending Nudes to Everyone on Epstein List | 07/15/25 |
| AZNgirl Sending Nudes to Everyone on Epstein List | 07/15/25 |
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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:02 PM Author: AZNgirl Sending Nudes to Everyone on Epstein List LJL @ Brazilnigs, South America has the most lolzy economic stats and Euro is second. Both of them have many countries that basically stopped growing circa 2008-2011, its furking wld they have no or negative GDP growth since then. Colombia, France, Italy... all SHIt
Brazil GDP 2011: 2.61t 2020: 1.47t 2023:2.17t
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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:04 PM Author: AZNgirl Sending Nudes to Everyone on Epstein List ChatGPT sounds liek a shitlib fag:
Brazil’s apparent loss of nearly **half its GDP from 2011 to 2020** (in **USD terms**) is not because its economy literally shrank by 50% in real terms, but due to a combination of **currency devaluation**, **recession**, and **political instability**. Here's a breakdown:
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### 📉 What happened?
| Year | Brazil GDP (nominal, USD) | Notes | | ---- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | | 2011 | \~\$2.6 trillion | Brazil at its peak, world’s 6th largest economy | | 2020 | \~\$1.4 trillion | Sharp drop, no longer in top 10 |
That’s about a **46% drop in USD**, but **not in real GDP in local currency**.
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### 🔑 Key Reasons:
#### 1. **Currency Crash (BRL → USD)**
* In 2011, **1 USD = \~1.6 BRL** * By 2020, **1 USD = \~5.2 BRL** * The **Brazilian real (BRL) lost \~70% of its value** against the U.S. dollar * So even if GDP stayed flat in BRL, it looked smaller in USD
> 📌 This alone explains most of the GDP drop in dollar terms.
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#### 2. **2014–2016 Deep Recession**
* Brazil went through its **worst recession in decades**, with **real GDP shrinking \~7%** * Caused by:
* Falling commodity prices (oil, soy, iron ore) * Corruption scandals (e.g. Petrobras/Lava Jato) * Austerity policies + inflation + rising unemployment * Political instability (President Dilma Rousseff impeached in 2016)
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#### 3. **COVID-19 Shock in 2020**
* Pandemic worsened economic decline * GDP contracted **\~4.1% in 2020** * Tourism, services, and consumption took big hits
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#### 4. **Low Productivity & Structural Issues**
* Overregulation, weak education, infrastructure gaps * High interest rates and inflation cycles * Dependence on commodities makes Brazil vulnerable to external shocks
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### ⚠️ So Did Brazil Really Lose Half Its Economy?
**No**, not in real, local terms:
* **Brazil’s economy grew slowly in BRL**, but looked much smaller in USD * The **drop in USD GDP mostly reflects exchange rate depreciation**, not a collapse in actual production
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### 🔁 Summary Table
| Factor | Impact | | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | BRL devaluation | Largest contributor to dollar-denominated GDP loss | | Recession (2014–16) | Real economic shrinkage | | COVID-19 (2020) | Temporary shock | | Political & fiscal instability | Lower investor confidence, capital outflows |
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Let me know if you want inflation-adjusted GDP in BRL or Brazil’s GDP rank over time.
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