Brazil vs United States
Brazil vs United States: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 93.3% of GDP in Brazil and 124.4% of GDP in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 31.1 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Brazil.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 22 and United States ranked 6 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Brazil at 105.3% of GDP and United States at 145% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Brazil | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93.3 | 124.4 |
| 2024 | 87 | 122.3 |
| 2023 | 84 | 120 |
| 2022 | 83.9 | 119.2 |
| 2021 | 88.9 | 125 |
| 2020 | 96 | 132.6 |
| 2019 | 87.1 | 108.8 |
| 2018 | 84.8 | 107.7 |
| 2017 | 82.8 | 106.5 |
| 2016 | 77.4 | 107.5 |
| 2015 | 71.7 | 105.5 |
| 2014 | 61.6 | 105 |
| 2013 | 59.6 | 105 |
| 2012 | 61.6 | 103.7 |
| 2011 | 60.6 | 100 |
| 2010 | 62.4 | 95.7 |
| 2009 | 64.7 | 87.1 |
| 2008 | 61.4 | 73.9 |
| 2007 | 63 | 65 |
| 2006 | 64.6 | 64.6 |
| 2005 | 67 | 65.8 |
| 2004 | 68 | 66.4 |
| 2003 | 71.5 | 59 |
| 2002 | 76.1 | 55.9 |
| 2001 | 67.3 | 53.5 |
| 2000 | 62.2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Brazil | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97 | 126.8 |
| 2027 | 99.3 | 128.7 |
| 2028 | 101.3 | 132.3 |
| 2029 | 103.2 | 136.4 |
| 2030 | 104.5 | 140.7 |
| 2031 | 105.3 | 145 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025