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Largest cities in Brazil by GDP (2023)

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R$ 1,066.8 billion1st place: São Paulo (SP)
  • Indicator: current R$ (reais)
  • Period: 2023
  • Median in Brazil: R$ 309.2 million
  • Municipalities: 5,570
  • Source: IBGE, Municipal GDP

São Paulo (SP) has the largest GDP: R$ 1,066.8 billion. At the bottom of the list is Santo Antônio dos Milagres (PI), with R$ 25.3 million. The median across the 5,570 municipalities in Brazil is R$ 309.2 million.

Why they are at the top

  1. 1st São Paulo (SP) Accounts for 9.7% of Brazil's GDP, driven by services, and gained 0.4 percentage point of share in 2023. Times Brasil/CNBC (IBGE Municipal GDP)
  2. 2nd Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Equals 3.8% of national GDP and, with São Paulo and Brasília, has held the top three spots since 2002. Times Brasil/CNBC (IBGE Municipal GDP)
  3. 3rd Brasília (DF) Equals 3.3% of national GDP and has the highest GDP per capita among state capitals, 2.41 times the national average. Diário do Grande ABC (IBGE Municipal GDP)

Rankings for the other 26 states are available in Portuguese: choose a state.

Top and bottom of the list

Top

  1. 1stSão Paulo SPR$ 1,066.8 billion
  2. 2ndRio de Janeiro RJR$ 418.5 billion
  3. 3rdBrasília DFR$ 365.7 billion
  4. 4thMaricá RJR$ 134.1 billion
  5. 5thBelo Horizonte MGR$ 130.2 billion
  6. 6thManaus AMR$ 127.6 billion
  7. 7thCuritiba PRR$ 120.1 billion
  8. 8thOsasco SPR$ 119.4 billion
  9. 9thPorto Alegre RSR$ 104.7 billion
  10. 10thGuarulhos SPR$ 97.6 billion
  11. 11thCampinas SPR$ 92.0 billion
  12. 12thFortaleza CER$ 86.9 billion
  13. 13thSalvador BAR$ 76.7 billion
  14. 14thNiterói RJR$ 76.3 billion
  15. 15thGoiânia GOR$ 75.8 billion
  16. 16thSão Bernardo do Campo SPR$ 72.0 billion
  17. 17thBarueri SPR$ 71.6 billion
  18. 18thDuque de Caxias RJR$ 70.1 billion
  19. 19thPaulínia SPR$ 67.1 billion
  20. 20thRecife PER$ 66.4 billion

Bottom

  1. 5,561stQuixaba PBR$ 30.6 million
  2. 5,562ndPassabém MGR$ 30.0 million
  3. 5,563rdViçosa RNR$ 29.7 million
  4. 5,564thSão Luis do Piauí PIR$ 28.4 million
  5. 5,565thParari PBR$ 28.0 million
  6. 5,566thCedro do Abaeté MGR$ 28.0 million
  7. 5,567thAreia de Baraúnas PBR$ 27.9 million
  8. 5,568thAnhanguera GOR$ 26.7 million
  9. 5,569thSerra da Saudade MGR$ 25.6 million
  10. 5,570thSanto Antônio dos Milagres PIR$ 25.3 million

The typical municipality in each state

Median of each state's municipalities: half are above, half below.

  1. 1stDistrito FederalR$ 365.7 billion
  2. 2ndRio de JaneiroR$ 1.7 billion
  3. 3rdMato Grosso do SulR$ 1.0 billion
  4. 4thMato GrossoR$ 833.1 million
  5. 5thParáR$ 600.6 million
  6. 6thEspírito SantoR$ 580.4 million
  7. 7thSão PauloR$ 566.4 million
  8. 8thRondôniaR$ 551.1 million
  9. 9thAcreR$ 532.0 million
  10. 10thRoraimaR$ 447.4 million
  11. 11thParanáR$ 437.3 million
  12. 12thSanta CatarinaR$ 417.2 million
  13. 13thAmapáR$ 352.6 million
  14. 14thAmazonasR$ 339.3 million
  15. 15thGoiásR$ 337.8 million
  16. 16thSergipeR$ 320.9 million
  17. 17thCearáR$ 316.2 million
  18. 18thAlagoasR$ 308.6 million
  19. 19thPernambucoR$ 307.8 million
  20. 20thRio Grande do SulR$ 271.5 million
  21. 21stBahiaR$ 252.2 million
  22. 22ndMaranhãoR$ 225.8 million
  23. 23rdMinas GeraisR$ 206.0 million
  24. 24thTocantinsR$ 158.6 million
  25. 25thRio Grande do NorteR$ 155.1 million
  26. 26thParaíbaR$ 97.8 million
  27. 27thPiauíR$ 84.8 million

All 5,570 municipalities, from highest to lowest

Download CSV (5,570 municipalities)
#MunicipalityStateGDPPopulation (2022)
1São PauloSPR$ 1,066.8 billion11,451,999
2Rio de JaneiroRJR$ 418.5 billion6,211,223
3BrasíliaDFR$ 365.7 billion2,817,381
4MaricáRJR$ 134.1 billion197,277
5Belo HorizonteMGR$ 130.2 billion2,315,560
6ManausAMR$ 127.6 billion2,063,689
7CuritibaPRR$ 120.1 billion1,773,718
8OsascoSPR$ 119.4 billion728,615
9Porto AlegreRSR$ 104.7 billion1,332,845
10GuarulhosSPR$ 97.6 billion1,291,771
11CampinasSPR$ 92.0 billion1,139,047
12FortalezaCER$ 86.9 billion2,428,708
13SalvadorBAR$ 76.7 billion2,417,678
14NiteróiRJR$ 76.3 billion481,749
15GoiâniaGOR$ 75.8 billion1,437,366
16São Bernardo do CampoSPR$ 72.0 billion810,729
17BarueriSPR$ 71.6 billion316,473
18Duque de CaxiasRJR$ 70.1 billion808,161
19PaulíniaSPR$ 67.1 billion110,537
20RecifePER$ 66.4 billion1,488,920
21JundiaíSPR$ 65.4 billion443,221
22SaquaremaRJR$ 64.7 billion89,559
23São José dos CamposSPR$ 61.4 billion697,054
24SorocabaSPR$ 58.8 billion723,682
25BetimMGR$ 52.6 billion411,846
26Ribeirão PretoSPR$ 52.3 billion698,642
27UberlândiaMGR$ 51.1 billion713,224
28JoinvilleSCR$ 49.8 billion616,317
29ItajaíSCR$ 48.2 billion264,054
30ContagemMGR$ 45.1 billion621,863
31PiracicabaSPR$ 44.4 billion423,323
32Campos dos GoytacazesRJR$ 43.0 billion483,540
33São LuísMAR$ 42.4 billion1,037,775
34Campo GrandeMSR$ 42.3 billion898,100
35BelémPAR$ 40.5 billion1,303,403
36CuiabáMTR$ 39.1 billion650,877
37Caxias do SulRSR$ 37.9 billion463,501
38SerraESR$ 37.6 billion520,653
39Santo AndréSPR$ 36.9 billion748,919
40AraucáriaPRR$ 34.1 billion151,666
41São José dos PinhaisPRR$ 34.0 billion329,628
42MaceióALR$ 33.7 billion957,916
43FlorianópolisSCR$ 31.2 billion537,211
44NatalRNR$ 31.2 billion751,300
45SantosSPR$ 31.0 billion418,608
46TeresinaPIR$ 29.4 billion866,300
47CanoasRSR$ 29.2 billion347,657
48CajamarSPR$ 29.0 billion92,689
49João PessoaPBR$ 28.4 billion833,932
50IndaiatubaSPR$ 28.3 billion255,748
51VitóriaESR$ 28.3 billion322,869
52LondrinaPRR$ 28.0 billion555,965
53MaringáPRR$ 27.8 billion409,657
54CubatãoSPR$ 27.8 billion112,476
55CamaçariBAR$ 27.4 billion300,372
56São Francisco do CondeBAR$ 26.5 billion38,733
57ParauapebasPAR$ 26.4 billion267,836
58São José do Rio PretoSPR$ 26.4 billion480,393
59Mogi das CruzesSPR$ 26.1 billion451,505
60Ponta GrossaPRR$ 25.6 billion358,371
61Porto VelhoROR$ 25.4 billion460,434
62MauáSPR$ 25.0 billion418,261
63BlumenauSCR$ 24.9 billion361,261
64UberabaMGR$ 23.7 billion337,836
65Juiz de ForaMGR$ 23.3 billion540,756
66São GonçaloRJR$ 23.1 billion896,744
67TaubatéSPR$ 22.6 billion310,739
68São Caetano do SulSPR$ 22.6 billion165,655
69MacaéRJR$ 22.4 billion246,391
70Rio VerdeGOR$ 22.3 billion225,696
71AracajuSER$ 22.3 billion602,757
72HortolândiaSPR$ 22.2 billion236,641
73Feira de SantanaBAR$ 21.8 billion616,272
74DiademaSPR$ 21.2 billion393,237
75Aparecida de GoiâniaGOR$ 20.9 billion527,796
76LimeiraSPR$ 20.9 billion291,869
77BauruSPR$ 20.7 billion379,146
78Nova IguaçuRJR$ 20.5 billion785,867
79AnápolisGOR$ 20.4 billion398,869
80Jaboatão dos GuararapesPER$ 20.3 billion644,037
81DouradosMSR$ 20.3 billion243,367
82ExtremaMGR$ 20.2 billion53,482
83LouveiraSPR$ 20.2 billion51,847
84PetrópolisRJR$ 19.9 billion278,881
85Vila VelhaESR$ 19.7 billion467,722
86CariacicaESR$ 19.7 billion353,491
87JacareíSPR$ 19.7 billion240,275
88CascavelPRR$ 19.2 billion348,051
89CotiaSPR$ 19.1 billion274,413
90SumaréSPR$ 19.0 billion279,545
91SuzanoSPR$ 18.6 billion307,429
92MacapáAPR$ 18.5 billion442,933
93São CarlosSPR$ 18.4 billion254,857
94Boa VistaRRR$ 18.2 billion413,486
95IpojucaPER$ 18.0 billion98,932
96ChapecóSCR$ 17.6 billion254,785
97AmericanaSPR$ 17.6 billion237,240
98São SebastiãoSPR$ 17.4 billion81,595
99Embu das ArtesSPR$ 17.3 billion250,691
100Foz do IguaçuPRR$ 17.0 billion285,415

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in Brazil leads the ranking by GDP?

São Paulo (SP), with R$ 1,066.8 billion (current R$ (reais); 2023). It is the highest value among the 5,570 municipalities in Brazil. Source: IBGE, Municipal GDP.

What are the 10 leading municipalities in Brazil by GDP?

1st São Paulo (SP), R$ 1,066.8 billion; 2nd Rio de Janeiro (RJ), R$ 418.5 billion; 3rd Brasília (DF), R$ 365.7 billion; 4th Maricá (RJ), R$ 134.1 billion; 5th Belo Horizonte (MG), R$ 130.2 billion; 6th Manaus (AM), R$ 127.6 billion; 7th Curitiba (PR), R$ 120.1 billion; 8th Osasco (SP), R$ 119.4 billion; 9th Porto Alegre (RS), R$ 104.7 billion; 10th Guarulhos (SP), R$ 97.6 billion.

What is the median GDP across municipalities in Brazil?

R$ 309.2 million, across the 5,570 municipalities in Brazil: half are above, half below. Among the states, the highest median is in Distrito Federal (R$ 365.7 billion) and the lowest in Piauí (R$ 84.8 million).

Source and how to cite

IBGE, Municipal GDP, 2023. Ties in the source are broken by population. Updated . Full list as CSV and JSON; the first 100 as Markdown (column headings in Portuguese). How to cite: dadobruto.com. Largest cities in Brazil by GDP (2023). https://dadobruto.com/en/rankings/gdp

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