Economic characterization of the south-Mato Grosso municipalities of the Bioceanic Highroad Crossing

Abstract: The objective of this research was to characterize, based on economic indicators, the municipalities of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) with direct and indirect influence on the creation of the Bioceanic Highroad Crossing, which will connect Brazil to the Pacific Ocean. For the present analysis, all the municipalities were evaluated, in two different routes, between the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande and Porto Murtinho, south-mato-grossense city that borders Paraguay. The economic indicators used were: GDP; GDP per capita; the population; tax collection; gross sectoral value added; and main, secondary and tertiary economic activity. The results bring evidence not only of economic development between 2010 and 2015, but also of differences in the growth variation according to the productive activity of each municipality evaluated. The cluster analysis presented municipalities with similarities, and in this context, Campo Grande differs from the other municipalities, while Maracaju and Sidrolândia form a unique cluster of great economic impact in the State. From the economic point of view, Porto Murtinho - despite the growth of the tourism sector in the municipality - is the most vulnerable city, presenting low productive dynamics, with an economy based on livestock and, still, strongly dependent on administration resources public.