Brazil

Government debt in Brazil

Government debt in Brazil: 62.2% of GDP in 2000 and 93.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
93.3% of GDP
Since 2000
+31.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
22 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
105.3% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in BrazilGovernment debt in Brazil: 62.2% of GDP in 2000 and 93.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 105.3% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 105.3% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 96% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 59.6% of GDP in 2013.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBrazil
202593.3
202487
202384
202283.9
202188.9
202096
201987.1
201884.8
201782.8
201677.4
201571.7
201461.6
201359.6
201261.6
201160.6
201062.4
200964.7
200861.4
200763
200664.6
200567
200468
200371.5
200276.1
200167.3
200062.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazil
202697
202799.3
2028101.3
2029103.2
2030104.5
2031105.3

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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