Brazil
Latin America · Brasília · BRL (R$ — Brazilian Real)
Economic Snapshot
Population
215 million
IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) · 2023
GDP
$2.08 trillion
World Bank · 2023
GDP per Capita
$9,700
World Bank · 2023
Healthcare Economics
Health Expenditure (% GDP)
9.9% of GDP
WHO Global Health Expenditure Database · 2022
Health Spending / Capita
~$990 per year
WHO Global Health Expenditure Database · 2022
Public Funding Share
~49% (SUS — Sistema Único de Saúde)
Ministério da Saúde Brazil · 2022
Country Details
Region
Latin America
Capital
Brasília
Currency
BRL (R$ — Brazilian Real)
Timezone
UTC−3 to UTC−5 (multiple zones; Brasília time UTC−3)
Languages
Portuguese
🚀 Market Opportunities
Brazil is Latin America's largest healthcare market and the only path to true regional scale. The private sector (25M insured + 50M middle-class out-of-pocket spenders) is highly sophisticated and will pay for premium medical technology — particularly in dental, aesthetics, cardiology, and oncology. Brazil produces world-class medical professionals trained at HC-USP and institutions of global caliber. HOSPITALAR São Paulo (May) is Latin America's largest medical trade fair and an unmissable event for regional market entry. Brazil's health innovation ecosystem — driven by FIOCRUZ, InCor, and private teaching hospitals — offers clinical partnership opportunities.