Производство в Бразилии обходится почти так же дорого, как в Великобритании и Нидерландах

It might be surprising and paradoxical at the same time, but when it comes to business competitiveness, Brazil can be almost as expensive as developed European countries. A study recently published by KPMG shows that producing in the country is almost as expensive as doing it in places such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. According to the research, called Competitive Alternatives, it is more expensive to produce in Brazil than in any of the other of the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) plus Mexico, which are some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Producing in the South American giant is about 7% cheaper than doing the same in the US, while in China the same activity is 25.8% cheaper. India follows at 25.3%, then Mexico at 21.0% and Russia at 19.7%. You can review the entire list of countries considered in the research at the end of this post. The equation is quite understandable when looking closer at the conditions of the Brazilian domestic market. Even though it is considerably cheaper to produce in Brazil than in the United States, the difference of costs in the South American country and in the mentioned emerging economies is quite large, which brings Brazil to a position on KPMG’s list that is closer to developed nations, such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, than to its emerging peers.