Comparison of economies

If two economies have to be compared, one of the neutral indicators is the oil consumption levels.
(in thousand barrels daily)

Compare India and Brazil

Year 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Brazil 314 344 355 425 471 530 590 675 India 253 283 291 326 394 392 416 448

	Year 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Brazil 838 907 940 1006 1030 1125 1190 1155 1117 India 474 464 476 502 541 588 633 643 696

Year	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Brazil	1129	1089	1093	1116	1211	1242	1271	1292	1274
India	726	765	822	895	943	974	1069	1164	1211

Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Brazil	1289	1328	1354	1418	1498	1601	1729
India	1233	1296	1313	1413	1580	1700	1828

Year	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Brazil	1800	1879	1855	1896	1853	1785	1776	1819
India	1963	2134	2254	2284	2374	2420	2573	2485

The effect of economic reforms in India since 1991 is clearly visible. Also the debt crisis in Brazil in 1980's led to a recession, and the the statistics speak for themselves.