Brazil (2024)
81.9
% of GDP
-1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
15
years of data

Data

Brazil Central Government Debt (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 81.9 -1.1pp
2023 83 +3.9pp
2022 79.1 -5.9pp
2021 85 -13.7pp
2020 98.7 +6.1pp
2019 92.6 +6pp
2018 86.6 +2.9pp
2017 83.7 +10.3pp
2016 73.4 +5.9pp
2015 67.5 +9pp
2014 58.5 +1.3pp
2013 57.2 -2.6pp
2012 59.8 +0.5pp
2011 59.3 -2pp
2010 61.3 n/a

About this Dataset

Brazil recorded 81.9 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -1.1pp. Across 2010–2024 the series ranges from 57.2 in 2013 to 98.7 in 2020.

This page tracks central government debt as a share of GDP in Brazil from 1990 to present. Government debt levels set the fiscal space for stimulus and directly price sovereign credit risk.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks central government debt as a share of GDP in Brazil from 1990 to present. Government debt levels set the fiscal space for stimulus and directly price sovereign credit risk. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2024 (15 observations).

The series peaked at 98.7 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 57.2 in 2013. The latest reading of 81.9 in 2024 represents a change of -1.1pp.