Agriculture drives the GDP of eight states to grow more than Brazil's in 2023

The agribusiness sector led eight states to present a proportional growth higher than the Brazilian economy in the year 2023. According to data from the Regional Accounts System, thirteen states surpassed the national economic growth, among which Acre, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Goiás, Paraná, Roraima, and Minas Gerais were driven by agribusiness. In 2023, Brazil presented a growth of the national Gross Domestic Product of 3.2%, while the eight states driven by agribusiness showed an expansion of 3.4% to 14.7%. The Regional Accounts System research analyzes data up to 2023, and brings in detail the behavior of the economy of the federative units. According to the IBGE in 2024, Brazil presented a growth of 3.4% in GDP, marking four consecutive years of growth. In list, the growth of the 14 units that represented GDP expansion higher than Brazil's in 2023: The significant increase of the first four states on the list was due to the good development of soybean ...