{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Brazil Central Government Debt (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Brazil's Central Government Debt (% of GDP): 81.9 % of GDP in 2024, -1.1pp YoY. World Bank (GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS), 2010–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Brazil","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"2010/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Brazil Central Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2024)","value":"81.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"15","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Central Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":61.3187804643039},{"period":"2011","value":59.3416583028164},{"period":"2012","value":59.8494900007969},{"period":"2013","value":57.2284093845516},{"period":"2014","value":58.4572711058609},{"period":"2015","value":67.5375540310909},{"period":"2016","value":73.4188038014782},{"period":"2017","value":83.669202649666},{"period":"2018","value":86.6078841211512},{"period":"2019","value":92.5652531945418},{"period":"2020","value":98.7098819468714},{"period":"2021","value":85.0115036768016},{"period":"2022","value":79.1023218878495},{"period":"2023","value":83.0317498523878},{"period":"2024","value":81.8554431191023}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"81.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"83.0","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"79.1","yoyChange":"-5.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"85.0","yoyChange":"-13.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"98.7","yoyChange":"+6.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"92.6","yoyChange":"+6.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"86.6","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"83.7","yoyChange":"+10.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"73.4","yoyChange":"+5.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"67.5","yoyChange":"+9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}