Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 93.3 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -7.4 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $2,279.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -2.9 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +21.6 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 81.9 % (2024)
- ISO code
- BRA
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,279.9 bn |
| 2024 | $2,185.8 bn |
| 2023 | $2,191.1 bn |
| 2022 | $1,951.8 bn |
| 2021 | $1,670.7 bn |
| 2020 | $1,476.1 bn |
| 2019 | $1,873.3 bn |
| 2018 | $1,916.9 bn |
| 2017 | $2,063.5 bn |
| 2016 | $1,796.6 bn |
| 2015 | $1,800.0 bn |
| 2014 | $2,456.1 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.9 % |
| 2024 | -3.0 % |
| 2023 | -1.2 % |
| 2022 | -2.1 % |
| 2021 | -2.4 % |
| 2020 | -1.6 % |
| 2019 | -3.4 % |
| 2018 | -2.8 % |
| 2017 | -1.2 % |
| 2016 | -1.7 % |
| 2015 | -3.5 % |
| 2014 | -4.5 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 93.3 % |
| 2024 | 87.0 % |
| 2023 | 84.0 % |
| 2022 | 83.9 % |
| 2021 | 88.9 % |
| 2020 | 96.0 % |
| 2019 | 87.1 % |
| 2018 | 84.8 % |
| 2017 | 82.7 % |
| 2016 | 77.4 % |
| 2015 | 71.7 % |
| 2014 | 61.6 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -7.4 % |
| 2024 | -6.3 % |
| 2023 | -7.7 % |
| 2022 | -4.0 % |
| 2021 | -2.6 % |
| 2020 | -11.6 % |
| 2019 | -4.9 % |
| 2018 | -7.0 % |
| 2017 | -8.0 % |
| 2016 | -8.0 % |
| 2015 | -9.3 % |
| 2014 | -6.3 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.9 |
| 2023 | 83.0 |
| 2022 | 79.1 |
| 2021 | 85.0 |
| 2020 | 98.7 |
| 2019 | 92.6 |
| 2018 | 86.6 |
| 2017 | 83.7 |
| 2016 | 73.4 |
| 2015 | 67.5 |
| 2014 | 58.5 |
| 2013 | 57.2 |