Central government debt, total in Brazil
Brazil: Central government debt, total was 9.64 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, central government debt, total in Brazil stood at 9.64 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 185.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Brazil peaked at 9.64 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.38 trillion current LCU, in 2010.
That places Brazil 15th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.14 trillion current LCU | 2.38 trillion current LCU | 6.84 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.37 trillion current LCU | 7.51 trillion current LCU | 9.64 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 15.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 34.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.7% (2024)
- Interest payments 30.1% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 19.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 24.1% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Brazil?
- Central government debt, total in Brazil was 9.64 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.64 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 trillion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for central government debt, total?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.