Macro Economic Data

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$800.5 billion (2008 est.)
$783.2 billion (2007)
$753.1 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$1.069 trillion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

27.6% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

15.4% of GDP

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

4.7% (2008 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

10.02% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$298.5 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$1.312 trillion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$1.298 trillion (31 December 2007)

Current account balance:

-$43.84 billion (2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$1.032 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

333.1 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$301.1 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

Bond trading volume

Local currency bond issuance

$39.384 billion (2007) [DEALOGIC]

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$7.8 trillion (2008 est.)
$7.104 trillion (2007)
$6.475 trillion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$4.222 trillion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

40.2% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

15.7% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

6% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

3.06% (17 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5.58% (17 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$2.3 trillion (31 October 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$5.316 trillion (31 October 2008)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$6.226 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

Current account balance:

$368.2 billion (2008 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.033 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$420.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$758.9 billion (2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$139.3 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$2213 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$1732 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Local currency bond issuance

$195.1 USD billions (Dec 2008)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$307.6 billion (2008 est.)
$299.5 billion (2007)
$281.5 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$223.8 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

20.6% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

14.5% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

2.1% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

0.5% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5% (31 December 2008)

Stock of money:

$63.03 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$272.4 billion (31 December 2008)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$1.32 trillion (31 December 2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$165.9 billion (31 December 2008)

Debt - external:

$78.84 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$1.235 trillion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$1.079 trillion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$ 92.5 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$4.6 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Local currency bond issuance

$48.4 USD billions (Dec 2008)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$3.267 trillion (2008 est.)
$3.065 trillion (2007)
$2.812 trillion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$1.237 trillion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

39% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

78% of GDP (federal and state debt combined) (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

7.8% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

5.5% (31 January 2009)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

8.5% (31 January 2009)

Stock of money:

$250.9 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$769.3 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$650 billion (31 December 2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$250 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$163.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$142.9 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$54.21 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$487.70 billion

Bond trading volume

Local currency bond issuance

$43 billion (2007)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$915.9 billion (2008 est.)
$863.1 billion (2007)
$811.1 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$510.8 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

23.6% of GDP (2008)

Public debt:

30.1% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

11.1% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

9.25% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

15.13% (31 December 2008)

Stock of money:

$41.8 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$134.8 billion (31 December 2008)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$111.5 billion (31 December 2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$51.54 billion (31 December 2008)

Debt - external:

$151.7 billion (30 September 2008)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$63.46 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$4.277 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$69 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$8.34 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Local currency bond issuance

$40.2 USD billions (Dec 2008)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$4.348 trillion (2008 est.)
$4.365 trillion (2007)
$4.263 trillion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$4.844 trillion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

22.5% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

170.4% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

1.8% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

0.1% (19 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

1.68% (November 2008)

Stock of money:

$4.37 trillion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$9.653 trillion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$4.453 trillion (31 December 2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$954.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$1.492 trillion (30 June 2007)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$139.7 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$597 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$9520 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$13 533.6 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Local currency bond issuance

$397.7 USD billions (Dec 2008)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$1.278 trillion (2008 est.)
$1.247 trillion (2007)
$1.173 trillion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$857.5 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

27.1% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

32.7% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

4.7% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

3% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

7% (31 December 2008)

Stock of money:

$80.66 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of quasi money:

$478 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$937 billion (31 December 2008)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$623 billion (31 December 2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$201.2 billion (31 December 2008)

Debt - external:

$380.5 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$103.7 billion (30 June 2008)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$74.6 billion (30 June 2008)

Local currency bond outstanding

$816.7 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$306.5 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Local currency bond issuance

$49.3 USD billions (Dec 2008)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$386.6 billion (2008 est.)
$367.8 billion (2007)
$346 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$214.7 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

20.7% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

42.7% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

5.8%
note: approximately 30% of goods are price-controlled (2008 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

6.41% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$49.41 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$220 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$325.7 billion (31 December 2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$104.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$54.11 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$92.76 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$50.08 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$160 USD billions (March 2009)

Bond trading volume

$53.7 USD billions (March 2009)

Local currency bond issuance

$22.6 USD billions (March 2009)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$320.6 billion (2008 est.)
$306.5 billion (2007)
$285.9 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$168.6 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

16.8% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

56.5% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

9.3% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

6% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

8.69% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$22.53 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$65.66 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$85.6 billion (31 December 2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$36.15 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$53.48 billion (31 September 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$20.78 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$5.564 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$ 56.8 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$9.2 USD billions (March 2009)

Local currency bond issuance

$6.9 USD billions (March 2009)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$240 billion (2008 est.)
$237.2 billion (2007)
$216.4 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$154.5 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

45% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

113.7% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

4.3% (2008 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5.38% (31 December 2008)

Stock of money:

$52.6 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$171.3 billion (31 December 2008)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$268.6 billion (31 December 2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$168.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$25.54 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$225.7 billion (2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$142.4 billion (2006)

Local currency bond outstanding

$120.2 USD billions (March 2009)

Bond trading volume

$63.4 USD billions (March 2009)

Local currency bond issuance

$24 USD billions (March 2009)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$553.4 billion (2008 est.)
$533.7 billion (2007)
$508.8 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$272.1 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

22.2% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

42% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

5.5% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

2% (14 January 2009)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

7.25% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$28.62 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money:

$216.6 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$241.8 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$196 billion (31 December 2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$106.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$64.8 billion (September 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$80.83 billion (2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$7.013 billion (2007 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$ 141 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

$117.2 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Local currency bond issuance

$80.7 USD billions (Dec 2008)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$241.8 billion (2008 est.)
$227.7 billion (2007)
$209.8 billion (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$90.88 billion (2008 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

44.5% of GDP (2008 est.)

Public debt:

38.6% of GDP (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

24.5% (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

6.5% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

11.18% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$27.15 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$68.63 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$19.54 billion

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$22.78 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$23.72 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$43.06 billion (2008 est.)

Local currency bond outstanding

$ 12.9 USD billions (Dec 2008)

Bond trading volume

N/A

Local currency bond issuance

$1.2 USD billions (Dec 2008)