Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Brazil
Brazil: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual was -49.35 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual in Brazil, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Brazil is -49.35 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 162.3% on the previous year and down 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Brazil peaked at 80.09 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -49.35 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 120th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 36.94 % change on previous year | +153.9% |
| 1973 | 59.76 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 1974 | 78.09 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 1975 | 27.21 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1976 | -0.7585 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1977 | 33.82 % change on previous year | -4558.4% |
| 1978 | 46.29 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 1979 | 34.27 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1980 | 30.34 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 21.04 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1982 | 7.5 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1983 | -30.64 % change on previous year | -508.8% |
| 1984 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1985 | -16.27 % change on previous year | -637.1% |
| 1986 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1987 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +125.2% |
| 1988 | 40.68 % change on previous year | +1288.5% |
| 1989 | -16.14 % change on previous year | -139.7% |
| 1990 | -42.02 % change on previous year | +160.4% |
| 1991 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 1992 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +77.7% |
| 1993 | 29.72 % change on previous year | +698.6% |
| 1994 | 41.63 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 35.22 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 16.85 % change on previous year | -52.2% |
| 1997 | 52.75 % change on previous year | +213.0% |
| 1998 | 33.18 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1999 | 32.6 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2000 | -14.08 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2001 | -14.54 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2003 | 12.11 % change on previous year | +206.9% |
| 2004 | -7.86 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2005 | 17 % change on previous year | -316.3% |
| 2006 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2007 | -11.63 % change on previous year | +1008.8% |
| 2008 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 2009 | -21.25 % change on previous year | -862.0% |
| 2010 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2011 | 28.75 % change on previous year | +844.7% |
| 2012 | -22.91 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 2013 | 80.09 % change on previous year | -449.7% |
| 2014 | -24.1 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 2015 | 44.33 % change on previous year | -284.0% |
| 2016 | 30.77 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 2017 | -18.78 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0972 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2019 | 58.94 % change on previous year | +60513.6% |
| 2020 | -14.34 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2021 | 24.51 % change on previous year | -270.9% |
| 2022 | -22.35 % change on previous year | -191.2% |
| 2023 | 79.16 % change on previous year | -454.2% |
| 2024 | -49.35 % change on previous year | -162.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -49.35 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 % change on previous year. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -49.35 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.52 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +60513.6% | 0.0972 % change on previous year | 58.94 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +4558.4% | -0.7585 % change on previous year | 33.82 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +1288.5% | 2.93 % change on previous year | 40.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.69 % change on previous year | -0.7585 % change on previous year | 78.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.38 % change on previous year | -30.64 % change on previous year | 40.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.57 % change on previous year | -42.02 % change on previous year | 52.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.46 % change on previous year | -21.25 % change on previous year | 17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.02 % change on previous year | -24.1 % change on previous year | 80.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 % change on previous year | -49.35 % change on previous year | 79.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More external debt data for Brazil
- Net financial flows, IBRD 47.36 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.2 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 132.43 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 196.85 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 528.83 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 112.52 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 17.1% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Brazil?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Brazil was -49.35 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.09 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.35 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
- Brazil ranks 120th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.