Brazil Government Debt to GDP

93.3% +6.3 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Brazil's government debt rose to 93.3% of GDP in 2025, up from 87.0% in the prior year. The current level remains 2.7 percentage points below the all-time high of 96.0% recorded in 2020. The series has been tracked since 2000.

Brazil Government Debt to GDP, 2000–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
93.3%87.0%96.0%Dec 202059.6%Dec 20132000 – 2025Annual

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Government Budget-8.1%-6.2%-2.4%-11.6%Dec 2025Annual
Interest Rate14.0%14.3%355085.6%2.0%Aug 2026Monthly

About this series

Government Debt to GDP in Brazil averaged 73.4% from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 96.0% in Dec 2020 and a record low of 59.6% in Dec 2013. The series is reported yearly with history from 2000.

Government debt as a share of GDP measures the total gross debt of the general government relative to the size of the economy. It is expressed as a percentage of GDP, reported on an annual frequency, and the series spans from 2000 to 2025.

Source & methodology

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