Brazil vs United Kingdom

Brazil vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 8.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Brazil.

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% of GDP · IMF

Brazil vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 8.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Brazil.
BrazilUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Brazil.
  • In 2025, Brazil ranked 22 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Brazil at 105.3% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBrazilUnited Kingdom
202593.3102.1
20248799.4
20238498.3
202283.997.1
202188.9103
202096104.4
201987.184.5
201884.885.3
201782.885.9
201677.487.2
201571.787.3
201461.686.4
201359.684.8
201261.684
201160.681
201062.475.5
200964.764.6
200861.450.7
20076343.1
200664.642.1
20056741
20046839.8
200371.536.8
200276.135.5
200167.335
200062.237.7
1999–40.5
1998–42
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazilUnited Kingdom
202697102
202799.3102.5
2028101.3102.3
2029103.2101.6
2030104.5100.9
2031105.3100.2

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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