Real GDP during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PT Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Jan 2011 | +37.8% Q4 2002 → Q4 2010 | +4.1%/yr | |
| 2 | PT Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 1 Jan 2023 – now | +9.9% Q4 2022 → Q2 2026 | +2.7%/yr | |
| 3 | PL Jair Bolsonaro | 1 Jan 2019 – 1 Jan 2023 | +6.7% Q4 2018 → Q4 2022 | +1.6%/yr | |
| 4 | MDB Michel Temer | 31 Aug 2016 – 1 Jan 2019 | +3.2% Q2 2016 → Q4 2018 | +1.3%/yr | |
| 5 | PDT Dilma Rousseff | 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Aug 2016 | +0.7% Q4 2010 → Q2 2016 | +0.1%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. R$ bn, 1995 prices, seasonally adjusted · IBGE quarterly national accounts (SIDRA 6613), chained volumes at 1995 prices, seasonally adjusted · Brazil data · as of Sep 2026.