Brazil vs Canada

Brazil vs Canada: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 113.6% of GDP in Canada, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 20.3 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Brazil.

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% of GDP · IMF

Brazil vs Canada: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 113.6% of GDP in Canada, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Canada, by 20.3 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Brazil.
BrazilCanadaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2025, Brazil ranked 22 and Canada ranked 8 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Brazil at 105.3% of GDP and Canada at 107% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBrazilCanada
202593.3113.6
202487110
202384105.1
202283.9103.5
202188.9112.6
202096118.1
201987.190.1
201884.890.8
201782.891
201677.492.5
201571.792.3
201461.685.8
201359.687.7
201261.687
201160.684.3
201062.484
200964.781.8
200861.470.4
20076367.2
200664.669.9
20056770.6
20046871.9
200371.575.9
200276.179.6
200167.381.5
200062.280.4
1999–89
1998–93.3
1997–95.3
1996–100.2
1995–100.1
1994–97.5
1993–94.7
1992–88.2
1991–81.7
1990–73.7
1989–71
1988–69.8
1987–69.8
1986–69.3
1985–65.2
1984–60.2
1983–57.2
1982–51.7
1981–46.1
1980–44.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazilCanada
202697115.6
202799.3113.4
2028101.3111.8
2029103.2110.4
2030104.5108.8
2031105.3107

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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