Brazil vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term

Brazil
503.61 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.65 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
6th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Brazil
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.65 trillion DOD, current US$ against 503.61 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 1.15 trillion DOD, current US$.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 122 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 24.74 billion DOD, current US$ 63.68 billion DOD, current US$ 38.95 billion DOD, current US$ Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 86.04 billion DOD, current US$ 251.62 billion DOD, current US$ 165.58 billion DOD, current US$ Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 138.01 billion DOD, current US$ 403.29 billion DOD, current US$ 265.28 billion DOD, current US$ Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 194.08 billion DOD, current US$ 627.78 billion DOD, current US$ 433.70 billion DOD, current US$ Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 441.19 billion DOD, current US$ 1.29 trillion DOD, current US$ 853.77 billion DOD, current US$ Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 491.15 billion DOD, current US$ 1.62 trillion DOD, current US$ 1.13 trillion DOD, current US$ Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Brazil or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.65 trillion DOD, current US$ against 503.61 billion DOD, current US$ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.15 trillion DOD, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Brazil ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,450 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.