Brazil vs France

Brazil vs France: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 115.5% of GDP in France, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 22.2 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Brazil.

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% of GDP · IMF

Brazil vs France: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 115.5% of GDP in France, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 22.2 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Brazil.
BrazilFranceIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Brazil.
  • In 2025, Brazil ranked 22 and France ranked 7 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Brazil at 105.3% of GDP and France at 123.6% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBrazilFrance
202593.3115.5
202487112.6
202384109.5
202283.9111.4
202188.9112.8
202096114.9
201987.198.2
201884.898.5
201782.898.8
201677.498.2
201571.797
201461.696.2
201359.694.6
201261.691.7
201160.688.8
201062.486.3
200964.784.1
200861.469.8
20076365.5
200664.665.4
20056768.2
20046866.9
200371.565.4
200276.161.3
200167.359.3
200062.259.7
1999–61.4
1998–62.1
1997–62
1996–60.6
1995–57.8
1994–51.6
1993–48.2
1992–41.7
1991–37.8
1990–36.8
1989–35.5
1988–34.7
1987–34.8
1986–32.4
1985–31.9
1984–30.2
1983–27.7
1982–26.2
1981–22.7
1980–21.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazilFrance
202697118.5
202799.3120.4
2028101.3121.7
2029103.2122.6
2030104.5123.2
2031105.3123.6

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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