While São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais Lead GDP, Northern States Occupy The Lowest Positions In The 2025 Economic Ranking

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 26/12/2025 at 11:14

Ranking do PIB 2025 mostra São Paulo, RJ e MG no topo, enquanto estados do Norte concentram as menores economias do Brasil.

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The Gross Domestic Product of Brazil reached R$ 10.9 trillion, according to the most recent regional data from IBGE, revealing a high economic concentration in the Southeast and large disparities among states and regions of the country.

The survey uses nominal GDP values by federal units, based on the Regional Accounts System, with 2023 as the most recent base year officially released in 2025.

Regional Concentration Dominates National GDP

The Southeast accounted for R$ 5.80 trillion, more than half of the Brazilian GDP. South, Northeast, Central-West and North follow, with significantly smaller shares.

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Largest State GDPs in Brazil

São Paulo leads with R$ 3.44 trillion, followed by Rio de Janeiro, with R$ 1.17 trillion, and Minas Gerais, which reached R$ 972 billion.

Next are Paraná, with R$ 671 billion, Rio Grande do Sul, with R$ 650 billion, and Santa Catarina, which totaled R$ 513 billion.

Bahia recorded R$ 431 billion, establishing itself as the largest economy in the Northeast, while Goiás reached R$ 337 billion, leading the Central-West outside the Federal District.

States with Lowest Participation in GDP

On the other end, Roraima showed the lowest state GDP, with R$ 25 billion, followed by Acre, with R$ 26 billion, and Amapá, with R$ 28 billion.

Tocantins totaled R$ 64 billion, while Rondônia reached R$ 76 billion. These states maintain individual participation below 1% of the national GDP.

The concentration highlights structural, logistical and productive challenges that limit the economic expansion of these federal units.

Economic Inequality Remains Structural

The data reinforces that aggregate growth does not automatically translate into balanced regional distribution, maintaining historical differences between industrial centers and peripheral regions.

Experts point out that infrastructure, human capital, and productive diversification remain decisive factors for altering this scenario in the long term.

GDP of Brazilian States – Descending Order

Position	State	GDP (R$)
1	São Paulo	3.44 T
2	Rio de Janeiro	1.17 T
3	Minas Gerais	972 B
4	Paraná	671 B
5	Rio Grande do Sul	650 B
6	Santa Catarina	513 B
7	Bahia	431 B
8	Federal District	365 B
9	Goiás	337 B
10	Pernambuco	270 B
11	Mato Grosso	273 B
12	Pará	254 B
13	Ceará	232 B
14	Espírito Santo	210 B
15	Mato Grosso do Sul	184 B
16	Amazonas	162 B
17	Maranhão	149 B
18	Rio Grande do Norte	102 B
19	Paraíba	97 B
20	Alagoas	90 B
21	Piauí	81 B
22	Rondônia	76 B
23	Tocantins	64 B
24	Sergipe	61 B
25	Amapá	28 B
26	Acre	26 B
27	Roraima	25 B

Sources:
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) – Regional Accounts System (SCR 2025), data from 2023. Brazil in Maps, compilation and statistical visualization.

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02/01/2026 07:38

a região nordeste somando todos os estados é o terceiro PIB do Brasil produz, 1 513 um trilhao e quinhentos e treze bilhões de reais

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While São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais Lead GDP, Northern States Occupy The Lowest Positions In The 2025 Economic Ranking

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Largest State GDPs in Brazil

States with Lowest Participation in GDP

Economic Inequality Remains Structural

GDP of Brazilian States – Descending Order

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While São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais Lead GDP, Northern States Occupy The Lowest Positions In The 2025 Economic Ranking

While São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais concentrate the largest share of Brazilian GDP in 2025, northern states appear in the last positions of the ranking, showing historical differences in productive structure, investment, infrastructure and regional economic dynamism in the country

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